Helsinki, Finland: 8 Dec, 2008 (TMT Winter Tour)

(TMT Here are a few photos from the Symphony show rehearsal in Helsinki Finland.







G.Wicks & Tallinn Philharmonic

























Adam Hawley















Steve Hass

















MD, Yaron Gershovsky (and some of my charts)












Janis Siegel & Yaron Gershovsky










Alan Paul, Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel & Yaron Gershovsky.

The work side of the tour!

Here are a few photos that show the working side of touring with The Manhattan Transfer.







Musical Director, Yaron Gershovsky, conducting the symphony in rehearsal in Tallinn, Estonia. (Did the piano give the location away?)


















MD, Yaron Gershovsky, soundcheck in Copenhagen, Denmark; Tivoli Concert Hall!














My stage set up on the road. The dreaded Stick Bass, my trusty old Yamaha and two David Eden WT-800's!














The really cool looking stage in the Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark.













Drummer Steve Hass & Guitarist Adam Hawley soundchecking in Oslo, Norway.














Soundcheck in Stockholm, Sweden.






On deck of the Ferry ride from Denmark to Sweden. (Yes the North Sea is cold this time of year!)
l-r:
Drummer-Steve Hass;
TMT Crew Member Extraordinaire-Laurie Green;
Musical Director-Yaron Gershovsky;
& G.Wicks

Photos from the Road

Myself & a Royal Guard, Oslo, Norway

Statue in Park, Oslo, Norway

The Royal Palace, Oslo Norway

Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway

Canals in Copenhagen, Denmark

Spices in the market place in the old city of Jerusalem...wish you could smell it!

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

Priest inside of Rock of Agony Church

Wall of the old city in Jerusalem

Rock of Agony Church-Jerusalem, Israel

Panorama of Tallinn as seen from my hotel window.

Panorama of the Mediterranean Coast in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Manhattan Transfer European Tour-Winter '08

The winter tour has been an interesting and exciting adventure so far! We started out in Milan, Italy, and as the pic to the left here might suggest, the Italian dining never disappoints! From there we ventured north to Scandinavia. We spent our time working from Oslo, Norway, to Copenhagen, Denmark to Stockholm, Sweden with many other cities in between. It was dark and cold and I fell victim to the dreaded common cold-a rough one. Luckily our bus driver is a licensed nurse and had lots of helpful pills!!
We just spent a few days in Tel Aviv, Israel and got a good dose of sunshine & hummus!! A quick day trip to Jerusalem led me to the Wailing Wall & other exciting parts of old Jerusalem including the Via Dolorosa! Now I am in Tallinn, Estonia where it is cold and dark again! Next up is Helsinki, Bratislava, Moscow & Samara, Russia. All the concerts have been great and well attended. The first Tel Aviv show was broadcast live on Israeli Radio! More to come soon! (Pics below...Me in Copenhagen; Jerusalem; Via Dolorosa sign)