Notes from the FIVE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE

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Road Words December 2021

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Hello Friends— We’re back in the saddle again!! Well, mostly … and it feels great— your presence has made all the difference. It’s amazing how busy I was before I really got BUSY touring. We [...]

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Sheltering At Home Notes, April 2020

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Greetings, It’s been ‘surreal’ here in NYC … empty streets, but much of the time parks full of people, food shopping is challenging to say the least - although cooking more has been ‘fun’ … [...]

Travel Blog | November 2019

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Dear Friends, Seems I haven’t written since the beginning of 2019…. It’s been quite a year for everyone on the Planet. From much traveling and performing, being with family & friends when I can, suffering [...]

Travel Blog | December 2018

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Dear Friends, Last I wrote was in April… this was the beginning of the release of “Some Of That Sunshine” project, so it’s been busy. I know some people sometimes wonder “what does a musician do [...]

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Travel Blog / January 2018

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Hello - Last I wrote was in May - we had a great weekend of music (our ‘annual; there) at the Green Mill with Miro, Larry Kohut and Eric Montzka— thanks to Dave Jemilo, sound [...]

Travel Blog / April 2018

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Hello! Last I wrote was end of the year… December; we recorded at Sear Sound in NYC … my band for the new project is: Chris Caswell (Hammond B3 and co-producer) Miro Sprague; piano, Rod [...]

Travel Blog / October 2017

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We played two new Blue Notes in January / Feb — first in Napa CA— beautiful new jewel-of-a-club, on bottom level of the historic Napa Opera House— and the second in Honolulu, one of my ‘homes’.

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Road Words – December 2016

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Greetings! We returned from Turkey about a week ago, and as I start to write this, I’m already half-way across the world (Hawaii) en route to New Zealand, indeed a peripatetic life. Travel can be [...]

Road Words – January 2017

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Greetings and thank you for checking in. Last I wrote it was Sep of ’16… A new wonderful friend, Jolene Dalton asked us to come to her school in Port Angeles WA before our Jazz [...]

Road Words – September 2016

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Greetings Friends... "Oh the days dwindle down, to a precious few….September, November!" to quote that beautiful lyric by Maxwell Anderson...Sad to the see the summer go, I had a many good adventures with many great [...]

Road Words – June 2016

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Greetings! We returned from Turkey about a week ago, and as I start to write this, I’m already half-way across the world (Hawaii) en route to New Zealand, indeed a peripatetic life. Travel can be [...]

Road Words – April 2016

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Greetings Friends! Seems I haven’t written since last year— how can that be? December and January were filled with many parties and celebrations with great friends and family— I truly have the most wonderful people [...]

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Road Words – December 2015

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Greetings! Last I wrote, it was August — hard to believe we’re approaching the end of 2015. I have so many things to be thankful for— one of them is a great group of fans [...]

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Road Words – August 2015

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Greetings! I last wrote at the end of last year, hard to believe we're already in August now. This year has been also been full of preparations for our new release “Many A New Day” [...]

Road Words – February 2015

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Dear Friends, greetings! I hope the New Year is great for you so far. It's been a calmer beginning for me....It was a very busy 2014. Now, it's good to sit back and assess what's [...]

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Road Words – September 2014

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Greetings! Last left off in May; we had a wonderful week at Birdland with Bruce Barth, Ed Howard, and Adam Cruz. Every night was different and felt great, what a band! And if you happened [...]

Road Words – June 2014

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Hello! I think we left off in March... the winter kept on giving but thankfully, we were able to get all of the performances in! Starting with our beginning concert with the Newport Now60 Group [...]

Road Words – March 26, 2014

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Greetings! Just back from the West Coast and headed to the mid-west for 2 weeks, hope to see you out there! Please check out new reviews, pictures, and new dates and road words on karrin.com [...]

Road Words February 13, 2014

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February 13, 2014 Greetings! The cold weather needs warm music making, and that's what we're doing!! Please check out our Newport Now60 shows and dates...we just did our first in Atlanta and it was great [...]

November 1, 2013

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November 1, 2013 Greetings! We have news to share with you! My new Holiday CD "Yuletide Hideaway" is out and ready. We already got a nice review in USA Today; check it out here. You can buy [...]

July 3, 2013

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Hello and thanks for checking in. I left off in May, when we had a beautiful night of music at the new jazz venue in NYC: “54 Below” This was the former “Studio 54″ and [...]

May 2013

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I left off in February. It's been a very full year thus far. Our February/NYC masterclass was a big success. With about 15 students, we got through a lot of music. I was very proud [...]

Feb 2013

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My good friends Karen and Spencer Ralston were very kind to help host us in magical Santa Fe, New Mexico where we played for the Georgia O'Keeffe celebration. I learned quite a bit about O'Keefe. [...]

Nov 2012

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What a fall it's been! But first, I'll start where I left off back in August. I got to go to Akumal, Mexico to visit our good friends Susan and Nancy along with my sister [...]

Aug 2012

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Looks like I haven't written anything since the Spring! Time does fly . . .In April, we had a great gig at the fabled Green Mill in Chicago - great crowds and the band was [...]

April 2012

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We left off last November just after the European tour. I had a great holiday in Pioneer Valley and while there, a very nice gig at the Green Street Cafe in Northampton, MA. It was [...]

Dec 2011

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2011 has been quite a year. First, thank you all for coming out and supporting our music! And I'm so honored to have been Grammy® nominated for the 4th time! "Round Midnight" is nominated for [...]

Aug 2011

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Hello all! Thank you for checking in. We've had quite the last few months filled with lots of travel and great gigs! Thanks for coming out to see and hear us! We start this issue [...]

June 2010

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First of all, it's been quite the few months with many small triumphs and several challenges. More below on all of that, but I want to THANK YOU for helping make what we do worthwhile. [...]

Dec 2010

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Our Denver Festival gig was the gig that 'almost wasn't' ... as there was big weather - tornadoes and lots of rain. Our bassist and drummer, Larry Kohut and Eric Montzka had to divert into [...]