I've been booking more solo guitar gigs for the past couple months.  This is great for me since I'm working on a solo guitar recording, HANSolo (should be finished by September).  I'm thinking of getting a regular, solo guitar gig going nearby.  Stay tuned...

I've been playing a lot of parties lately and you what??? IT'S REALLY FUN!!!!!  What better occasion to play music: a bunch of folks getting together to enjoy good food, good drink, good people, and good music.  This time I'm playing with The Art Farmers - Brad Strickland (guitar), Chris Olsen (bass), Aaron Winters (drums).  I'll be playing guitar (of course).

I wish this was open for the public but it isn't.  Book one of my bands at your party!  That'll do it!

Ashley Broder (fiddle/mandolin/cello) and I (Hans Ottsen - guitar) have been wanting to book a little local gig for musical giggles and experimentation.  We met Andres, a comedian/club owner/very nice guy from Santa Clarita who has recently opened a very charming little venue called Andres Wine and Tapas Bar in the Ventura Harbor.   We played a few tunes for him and he booked us!  We'll be playing jazz, bluegrass, Celtic, tons of originals and whatever else tickles our fancy that afternoon.  We'll be there from 3-6pm, Sunday August 15th.  This show is FREE!!!

I'm happy to say I'm back with the Ventura Jazz Orchestra!  I took a couple months off to play a few gigs, work on a few projects.  But I missed it.  So I'm back!  This thing is gonna be quite an event.  Check out the La Dolce Vita website for details on the cuisine.  Beautiful food, beautiful wine, beautiful place, beautiful music.