.....Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you who have come down to our many different performances and shown your kindness and support.

.....Summer is in full bloom and has brought with it all sorts of exciting news and happenings.

.....First of all, the appearances at Pindar Vineyards were not only received very well, but also gave me the opportunity and the pleasure to be teamed with another great musician, guitarist Mark Marino. Mark's guitar playing can only be described as a thing of beauty. If you haven't experienced an afternoon at the vineyards, we highly recommend it! They have music almost every weekend, and you can bring a picnic lunch and sit back and enjoy the music and scenery.

.....Another very successful and exciting event was "Dinner with the Great Ladies of Jazz", which was held at Collins and Main in Sayville on July 13th. This sold out performance gave me, once again, the pleasure to be united with some of the tremendous musicians that appear on my album and also included, as special guest on saxophone, the incomparable Jerry Weldon.

.....The response has been so great that an encore performance has been scheduled for Sunday, November 2nd. This performance will once again feature Kevin Dunn on drums, John Ray on bass, and Jim Ahrend on piano. Our special guest for the evening will be Mark Marino on guitar. This promises to be another fabulous night of culinary artistry and great music. Make reservations early and don't get shut out! Call Collins and Main at (631) 563-0805. Also don't forget, every Saturday evening you can enjoy listening to Jim and Allison from 8:30 to midnight in the beautiful lounge at Collins and Main.

.....We also would like to thank the many loyal fans that have been gracing us every Thursday night at the wonderful Meritage Restaurant in Bellport. We have made many new friends and have also been reunited with a lot of dear old friends as well. The 'dining with live music' experience seems to be the talk of the town, and is becoming extremely popular. If you haven't visited Meritage yet, please make time and do so. It promises to delight all your senses.

.....The first day of summer this year will be a day that I will remember always. After almost 2 years of work and collaboration with some of the finest musicians and technicians in the music industry, my debut album " Second Chances" was finally released! The release event took place at the St. John's Greek Festival. The weather reports weren't the most cooperative, but the crowds still came. It was a special venue for the album to be presented for the first time, and I would like to thank Fr. John and the St. John's community for their help and support in making our album launch such a success.