I have been so lucky to continually have the opportunities to meet the most wonderful people in the world. After last year's Aloha Falsetto Festival, Jeff Peterson stayed a few extra days in town so he told me about a new friend he'd met just a couple months prior and how, if we have time, we should go hang out with Steffanie Borges. He explained to me that she was really cool and is the daughter of jazz crooner Jimmy Borges who's been entertaining in Hawaii for like, forever. Jeff met her when he was invited to perform at the Romance Festival that I think Matt Catingub is heavily involved in and said she also works as a videographer with her husband Randy.
So we decided to combine a trip to Spazzio's, a great jazz restaurant in the valley, with dinner with Steff and Randy. As we ate and enjoyed great music by John Pisano, we all hit it off and they have since turned into the most wonderful friends anyone could have. Back in the day, Steff and Randy used to play in rock bands and it's through them that I met the guys in Tesla (almost got to see WAR) and attended a fundraiser that featured artists such as Kevin Cronin, the lead singer from Three Dog Night, drummer Greg Bissonette and even had guitar lessons with Carlos Cavazo as a silent auction prize. I "won" Doug Marks' Metal Method, something I've read about in heavy metal guitar magazines like Circus since I was a kid - funny huh?
Randy and Steff shot the Festival from 2 handheld cameras while their friend Louis operated the jib which is that big boom arm with the camera attached at the end which allows for those wide sweeping shots and extreme closeups without having to actually be on stage right in the performers' faces. Check it out and tell me what you think!
Click here to watch video highlights of the 2009 Southern California Slack Key Festival
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