today is 02/02/02

and groundhog day, too…
Last night, went to see Victor Wooten at Irving Plaza, and once again, a kicking show, bringing the funk. James Genus ( bass for Brecker Bros, Uri Caine, SNL band among others) sat in for a song. On the encore, with 3 bassists playing (Vic, MC Divinity and Anthony Wellington) they passed up one of the few opportunities to play Big Bottom with the correct instrumentation….