"SHOEHORN" Tap dancing saxophonist, works as solo performer, bandleader, soloist and sideman.
Shoehorn is an original performance artist who creates music with his feet and dances with his horn. Michael Shoehorn Conley has combined organic body rhythms and sophisticated jazz forms and concepts into an entertaining spectacle. While specializing in sax and tap dance, he is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer, utilizing a variety of wind and percussion instruments, original poetry and songs and an ear for music from around the world.
CAFE CIRQUE, the new Shoehorn CD, is now available!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/shoehorn2
Shoehorn with Dan Gaynor, Ward Griffiths and Skip Elliott Bowman
To hear streaming samples please hit the music button at left. For more info about this recording hit the news/blog button on this site, or use the link to cdbaby above.
Shoehorn the Blue Monk, a live CD with Dan Gaynor, Pere Soto and Artis the Spoonman (plus David Valdez and Sean Congos on horns for a couple of numbers)
is also available now:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/shoehorn3
You can see the solo show DEMO video from Moisture Festival 2007: (about 8 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdc3tkHEAxI
Plus, Jump Start, a SAX-Themed original COMEDY short
film just for fun: (less than 3 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WBZeOeI9O0
Shoehorn's Hatband with Dan Gaynor, Skip Elliott Bowman and Carlton Jackson. Clackamette Park is a lovely spot.
Shoehorn plays a regular First Friday gig with the incredible and legendary Baby Gramps. Baby Gramps and his Back Swamp Potioners will be off for the August date so catch us now!