Crossing Borders with Rana Farhan – NYC & Toronto Shows
Hey friends, I’m excited to be hitting the road (and stage) this month with the Rana Farhan Band for a pair of shows in New York City and Toronto. If …
Summer Reading
Henry Threadgill “Easily Slip into Another World” – I got to get back into this book but it’s been incredibly entertaining and informative. Dan Simmons “Hyperion” – I need to …
Piano Practice Journal
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor – 1 hour. Ravel “Noctuelles” – 1 hour Progress is as very slow, but I’m staying relaxed during these difficult passages and …
Something Completely Different
I was playing around with today with this really cool VST plugin from EW Strings called “Adrenaline.” Here’s a track/experiment that uses this instrument along with the hyper ambient Aparillo …
Altoism: Henry Threadgill
I think it was maybe 2010 when I lost my alto saxophone. It was a grey Sunday morning and I was on the phone getting out of a cab in …
Birthday Reflections
It will be my 53rd birthday this week and I have to say how grateful I am for that and for the all the wonderful people in my life. Did …
Waiting for Elden Ring to Update
The new DLC for Elden Ring has prompted me to get back into playing the game. I reached an impasse with my sorcerer several months ago. There were a couple …
Back from NH!
I took the past couple of days off from just about everything to visit my mom in NH. I played some Baldur’s Gate 3 and practiced some keys, which I …
Dune 2 Questions
A few months ago my wife and I went to see the second installment in Villeneuve’s “Dune” film series. It was a lot of fun and a cinematic achievement to …
Practice Log
The piano practice continues… First 12 bars of the Chopin Ab Major Etude, this etude is so beautiful but it is a beast. Reviewed the fingerings I got from my …