TOP Ten things Greg Adams may have been thinking while playing with Celine Dion: By Al Carlos

10. Good thing she got cuter or would have no career by now.

9. I’m glad that absolutely no one from Oakland is watching this segment.

8. Ok, the jazz guys will kid me for awhile but the funk guys are going to put this on front street.

7. This is a long way from the On Broadway dive, 2 shows a night for the door.

6. How did that blonde up there get that gig playing a martini shaker?

5. This is music. Lil Wayne is what is wrong with music.

4. Glad she didn’t want to do the Titanic tune, that fogs my glasses.

3. No doubt Boogalating is not a part of her repatire.

2. I would have to do 142,000 smooth jazz concerts to perform in front of these 7.1 million viewers.

1. Hope she nods at me at the end of tune.

Greg Adams at the Grammy's

Last night at the Grammy's, Smooth Jazz Artist Greg Adams appeared with Celine Dion perfoming the song "17". Here is a clip of that perfromance.

Funk Filharmonik New CD

The Bad Boys of NY funk "Funk Filharmonik" have a new CD out "Everybody Get Down". The CD is composed of all original material and is available at the bands website (click on the artwork above to go to the website). Ozzie Melendez-Musical Director and Lee Finkelstein-Co Leader have assembled some of the most talented musicians in the New York area for this tight fisted funk infused band, including three former members of Tower of Power Brent Carter, Tom Bowes, and John Scarpulla. You can also find the band appearing in the NY City Area, check out their schedule as well.

TOP Ten things could cheer drummer Dan Lopes up after surgery: By Al Carlos

10.Sudden pop ups on his laptop.

9. Surgery scar shaped like a map of Oakland

8. Get well basket of performance enhancement goodies from Victor Conte.

7. Sponge bath by a Candy (Dulfer) striper.

6. Sponge bath of a Candy (Dulfer) striper

5. A 40 ounce Corona premium beer IV drip.

4. A house call from the Doctor, the Funky one.

3. Knowing that no matter what he still looks better than Rocco and has more hair than the rest of Tower of Power

2. Mustang Sally finally slowed her Mustang the funk down.

1. Para-diddle on the para-medics.

Catch Greg Adams Tomorrow night

This is from Greg Adams:

Greg Adams will join Celine Dion on stage to perform and accompany her on this first time ever broadcast. Co-Hosted by LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, and Featuring Performances by Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King, John Mayer and Swift. For the first time ever, nominations for the annual GRAMMY® Awards will be announced live on primetime television Dec. 3 on CBS. More at http://www.gregadamsmusic.com.

TOP Ten signs a horn player overdid it during Thanksgiving holidays: By Al Carlos

10. Fingers are so fat hit three Fugalhorn keys at once.

9. Relatives still laughing about your conception of smoking a turkey and lack of eyebrows.

8. This morning Malt liquor stocks surge than split.

7. Fist fight with brother in law because you brought your own knife to carve the turkey.

6. Police who came to your house knew your first name and expected a plate of food.

5. Trumpet players can read sheet music off of their belly's.

4. Wore out your lips so you have to play the cowbell instead of the Alto.

3. Button popped off your pants and knocked the cat out.

2. Done found the stroke which required emergency chiropractic care.

1. Wind coming from multiple places during flute solo.