Hey blog peeps! Hope spring is in full bloom around you and a quick prayer for those affected by all the tornado's this year! So many have lost so much. We need to be thankful for our lives and I am thankful we have not lost anybody close to our family, but know I have family near many of the areas hit hard that did know people lost - our prayers go out to you....



Thank God summer is on the way! In So Cal things are warming up and days have been near perfect. I have been blessed with an extreme increase in work and feel so very grateful for the change and blessings!!

I am heading off to my new Church Staff job tomorrow - now on part time staff at Celebrate Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!!! I love my new home away from home! I love the pastors, people and music at Celebrate Church and feel so very blessed to be apart of a place where God is moving big time!!

Many have asked if I am moving out there and I want to let you know it is a long commute and I am staying in Southern California, near my kids and family, flying out a week a month to help grow the music and serve in Sioux Falls.

I really feel like this is a best of both worlds situation! I get to be involved on staff and with a great music program, yet still get to go to my home church in Mission Viejo and see my kids often! What a cool blessing!!



SO - heading out to Sioux Falls tomorrow and will be gone thru the 2nd of June! I will be here for my little girls birthday in June and my next trip in July leaves me home for Ben's birthday too! Schedule is working out really good so far.

Last Memorial Day weekend I was in Sioux Fall's and had to miss my first KSBR BASH in years! The BASH is an unusual event that brings 50 Smooth Jazz musicians together for a huge 4 hour show every Memorial Day Weekend on the Sunday of the week. I will not be there again this year - off to a new assignment - BUT - my heart is very aware that I will be missing a legendary event and that makes me a little sad! If you are in the Southern California area, get over this Sunday and experience the BASH!

KSBR.net for more info!

My Video site is featuring BASH Videos and Memorial Day Videos right now. I am not going to post all the clips here but will include the Memorial Day Videos below.

This first clip was recorded at Sioux Falls Celebrate Church last year on Memorial Day Weekend! Features Tara Faber on Vocals, Greg Vail on Tenor Saxophone and the Celebrate Church Music Team! ENJOY!









Another clip of the same song but very different.....

America the Beautiful - Rob Mullins Band featuring Greg Vail Tenor Saxophone.
Recorded live at the 1 year anniversary of 9.11 -  very passionately.
SAX is in at around 3:45 to the end but listen and read thru the entire clip - very moving....
Images from Greg Vail's photo collection - Founding Father and Famous Quotes added.




I will be pretty bust over the next 8 days and come home to a packed weekend with the Greg Vail Pro Jam at Scarantino's on Sunday the 4th on June! Check and BOOKMARK the Calendar Page - 2 schedules are listed and the GOOGLE Calendar is not working but the REVERB NATION Calendar is fully functional and has all upcoming public performances listed!

Hope to see you at a show soon. Summer is the time to get out and enjoy some LIVE MUSIC!!

Thanks for visiting the blog and - again - HAVE A BLESSED MEMORIAL DAY! Remember we are blessed but with a cost - cuz our freedom was not free......

Greg Vail ~ SAXBOY ~ gvSAXBOY ~ Greg Vail Music