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David Bowie

Celebrating David’s birthday

with Bowie band members, collaborators & conspirators

January 6, 7 & 8 · 2023The Cutting Room NYC · 44 East 32nd St

Sound + Vision 2023

A Bowie birthday weekend

Our annual Sound & Vision of David Bowie show at The Cutting Room is always a highlight, timed around Bowie’s birthday and his passing on January 10th, and 2023 was no exception. Kelly Gilroy came in from Chicago and Gina joined us for the first time, which made the night feel extra special.

Thanks to Kelly we scored front-row seats, and I found myself right in front of Gerry Leonard. We only made it to one show this time, but it was a blast: I got up and danced, and when Station to Station kicked in we slipped to the back of the room so we had space to really move.

Afterwards came the usual joy of catching up with Donny, Gail, Henry Hey and the rest of the extended Bowie family that makes these nights shine.

It’s never just about the music. It’s the connections, and the memories made along the way.

The 2023 poster

with Bowie band members, collaborators & conspirators

The band

Gail Ann DorseyBass and vocals in Bowie’s band from the mid-’90s on
Donny McCaslinThe saxophone on Blackstar
Tim LefebvreThe bass on Blackstar
Gerry LeonardGuitar; musical director of the Reality Tour
Mark PlatiThe Earthling and ‘hours…’ years
Catherine RussellVocals, the Reality Tour
Henry HeyMusic director of Lazarus
Michael EsperValentine in Lazarus
Jim Boggia
JJ Appleton
Everett Bradley
Brian Delaney

One show, front row

The night

Right in front of Gerry Leonard.Unforgettable.

Front rowA table right at the stage, and my view from it.
The show, on videoThe Sound & Vision of David Bowie, The Cutting Room, January 6, 2023. Video by thereyouhaveit on YouTube. My own footage is still waiting to be edited.
Us with DonnyCatching up with Donny McCaslin after the show.
Rec
In the grooveHere I am, really in the groove.
Having the feelsMe, having all the feels.
Before the lights go downThe Cutting Room stage, waiting for the band.
Bowie nightFriends old and new.

see you next JanuaryHappy birthday, David

Sound + Vision at The Cutting Room: our annual Bowie celebration around January 10th.

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