I am available for booking anything from baptisms, weddings and funerals to small clubs and concert settings.
I am also available for lessons. Just go to CONTACT if interested in connecting. Thank you.
Public Appearances:
The following gigs feature vocalist extraordinaire Sasha Durta
Snug Harbor Wed, Aug 19, 5:00 ~ 6:30
Swirl Wines Sat, Aug 22, 4:30 ~ 6:00
Cafe Istanbul Tues, Aug 25, 8:00 (one set)
Silky Satin Lounge (625 Hagan Ave) Sun, Dec 13 8:00
A Brief Gig History
- Hot Strings, a New Orleans based String Quartet in the style of Django Reinhardt
- A regular at New Orleans Jazz fest in the 1980s and 90s
- Duet with Hank Mackie (Phil’s teacher)
- Duet with Leigh “Lil Queen” Harris
- Duets with Larry Coryell, Charlie Hunter, Mike Stern, Steve Masakowski, Reeves Gabrels, David Tronzo
- TWANGORAMA, a regular at N.O. Jazz Fest, a New Orleans-based fusion of five guitarists, spearheaded by Jimmy Robinson
- Snug Harbor, New Orleans
- The Cutting Room, NYC
- Spazzio’s, Los Angeles
- Festivals:
- New Orleans Jazz Fest
- Big Sur Jazz Fest
- Albuquerque Jazz Fest
- International Guitar Festival in France, 2000, spearheaded by France’s great guitarist Pierre Bensusan
- Missoula, Montana Jazz Fest (Jazzoula)