July 2017

Was in a traffic jam on Parkside Blvd adjacent to Toronto’s largest park, High Park, maybe similar in size to New York’s Central Park. And there at 10:30 am standing […]

People still alive I would kill to produce   Ray Davies                     Dionne Warwick         Stanley Clarke Joni […]

Some people get upset about critics and call them unintelligent or immature. Some even write letters complaining. Good luck whoever expects that will lead to new enlightened or insightful critics […]

Certain musicians in the course of their life have awakenings then make music inspired by those ideas. For instance  Robert Fripp and  J G Bennett, George Harrison and Hare Krishna, Meredith Monk […]

Stay in the key of C Use the sustain pedal Only play slow bass notes in left hand Never obtain a piano made of hammers-hitting-strings Keep playing that music you […]

guy: Hi, I like your work. performer: thanks. guy: I’m a songwriter too. Could I give you my cd? performer: Sure. guy: We don’t do a couple of the songs […]

I worked with an inspiring  pianist who’s body language was the opposite of mine. I squirm and contort. My legs and torso move in different directions and my head flings […]

student: Why the low mark?   teacher: It didn’t rhyme.   student: She’s my only Mom, known her all my life, we were young and had to run, known her […]

When we got there I found a couple notes broken on the piano. Can you tell from how I play or else it’s covered up successfully. I met these two […]