observing everything returning to nothing
Weirdest moment Wednesday when they discussed Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen and student presenter asked about the lyric that referenced Hank Williams, has anyone ever heard of him? No […]
Weirdest moment Wednesday when they discussed Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen and student presenter asked about the lyric that referenced Hank Williams, has anyone ever heard of him? No […]
I love Neil Young, always will. Certain musicians are like philosophers I continue studying and just because I might disagree with the wisdom behind Socrates saying ok go ahead kill […]
In the class they did a presentation on Leonard Cohen’s I’m Your Man. When the student got to Jazz Police he explained because English is not his first language, he […]
I gave a workshop on stage-fright the other day. The more I thought about it the more I concluded stage fright is a conversation about the divided self. While gathering […]
I find Elaine May intriguing. I watched two of her films, Mickey & Nicky and A New Leaf. I liked her in Woody Allen’s film with Tracey Ullman and I […]
I gave an artist talk at the University of Waterloo. On my way there wondered what exactly I would do because this was fine arts not music. I have made […]
After the class ended I went to catch the subway and bumped into three of my students. All recently moved to Canada. Woman from Greece who is never shy, two […]
I saw a video of Jack White identifying Beatle songs from just one note. I could play that game too (I bet I could beat him at Dylan). Just one […]
Last week a student said the latest Kanye record is horrible. I later listened to it during my train ride home. Wasn’t horrible to me, in fact I am amused […]
Trying to figure out what to practise to get the most new information into my hands. Many significant pianists point to the Barry Harris scale. It is just a major […]