R.I.P. Mike. A truly great guy!
Frank Wagner - bass, who I've know since we met at Berklee College of Music, Boston in 1973. Myself - vibes, who I've know since I was born in ???
Trio at Valeries in NYC. Joe Farnsworth, Drums, Frank Wagner, bass, Alan Bates, Vibes
Island Breeze in Concert in Ridgewood, NJ
Trio of Pans Doing That Thing We Do
Nice picture of me with pan before I started dying my hair gray.
In the Studio
Life is Good!
Gold Pan - Sounds as beautiful as it looks!
Alan with "All Star Frogs" 1971
Unclemeat early picture probably the fall of 1968. I turned 15 shortly after that, about the same time we signed up with Blytham Booking agency and started playing in the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois College Bar scene and much more.