(Yes, I'm shamelessly using this photo of my canine friend Oscar to help promote my show.)

Just a quick reminder that we're now a week away from my big show at Washington DC's legendary Blues Alley on Tuesday, September 2. Word on the street is that they've been increasing security in the city in anticipation of my arrival.

This is a pretty big deal, and it won't be just any ordinary concert. I'll have my "A-team" with me -- vocalist Flo Anito, pianist Sean Lane, bassist Bob Abbott, and drummer Wes Crawford. And it's a special themed performance -- "The Jews of Tin Pan Alley."

Here's the blurb from Blues Alley:

"An exploration of the music of celebrated Jewish songwriters, whose achievements would come to dominate that body of work known as the 'Great American Songbook.' Seth and the band will be swinging classic tunes from the likes of the Brothers Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, and more. Through music and insightful commentary from Seth, we'll explore the Jewish influence on these great American songwriters and how the lines began to blur between the music of the old country and the music of the New World. Expect lots of toe-tapping jazz, swing, and just a wee bit o' klezmer for good measure!"

We'll be doing two shows (7 and 9:30 pm) and advanced ticket purchase is a MUST!

Get those tickets now:

7 pm show

9:30 pm show

(By the way, lest anyone misinterpret my questionable attempts at humor, let me be perfectly clear -- I have been living near, and working in, Washington DC, for almost 30 years now, and I have never felt safer in our nation's capital than I have in the last year or two. Well, at least until SOMEONE decided to line the city streets with soldiers, military vehicles, and masked ICE agents. The current campaign of fear and intimidation being waged against the inhabitants of the city is not only unnecessary -- it is vengeful, spiteful, and counterproductive. And it once again highlights the desperate need to end the disenfranchisement of DC residents and the establishment of DC statehood so we can get a little bit closer to our aspirational ideal of a true representational democracy.)