Busy Weekend with Brass Queens

View from the stage in Cape May

I had so much fun this weekend playing a run of shows with Brass Queens. We had an early hit at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ on Saturday, so we spend the night in Wildwood Friday night. Though I’ve played out of town a few times over the pandemic, this was the first overnighter I’ve done since February 2020 and it was a blast to be “on the road,” even if it was for one night.

This was my first trip to Cape May and it was quaint and wonderful and the view from the drum kit (above) was spectacular! I spent a significant amount of our set watching the waves crash behind the audience.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get to stay for very long as we had to return to Brooklyn to play the launch of Witch Please, a new pumpkin beer by Dyke Brewing, at the Crown Inn. I don’t usually go for pumpkin beers, but it was pretty tasty and I even bought a shirt! It was, as always, nice to play an event for the queer community.

This may surprise you, but every drummer loves free beer!

On Sunday, we got to play yet another waterfront gig, this time at The Hudson in Inwood. Somehow I’ve never heard of this restaurant, but I will be back for dinner and drinks sometime. This was a 70th birthday party and everyone was down to get down! We even had jet skiers on the river pull up behind us to listen for awhile.

On the Hudson, at The Hudson

After that, my wife and I went to a belated Sukkot dinner at our friends’ apartment in Harlem. There’s no better way to round out the weekend than with good friends, good food, and good drinks! There may have also been a trip to the ice cream shop :-)

Sukkot Squad <3