After wrapping up another year of teaching in June, Joel and wife Maria are expecting their second child (a baby girl!) due in early August. Joel will be taking a brief break from touring in order to spend time with his growing family.

Orgone are back with 'Cali Fever' the second full length album on Ubiquity Records. The album features several of Joel's horn arrangements on tracks Crazy Queen, Give It Up and The Only One. Please visit iTunes to listen to and purchase the album.

"Orgone's second full length for Ubiquity and it's a monster — taking a rough, rugged, and uber soulful live funk vibe into a deeper and even livelier realm! The group's sound is more finely honed from a couple of years of hard touring — and it's paid off wonderfully. The sound is more sharply focused, but with swagger to spare on both the funky instrumental workouts and showpieces for soulful singer Fanny Franklin. From sun toasted Cali funk & soul to strains of classic Afrobeat, boogaloo and and funk rock (the guitar sound is terrific on this one) — they nail everything their shooting for, and pull it all together in tight package that's ultimately all their own. A total win for Orgone and Ubiquity Records." - Dusty Groove

Joel's upcoming gigs with Orgone included a free lunchtime concert in downtown L.A. for the Grand Performance Series Friday, July 9th and another free concert at the Long Beach Funk Festival in downtown Long Beach on Saturday, August 7th. Please visit the calendar page for more show info.