Bob Wiseman

After searching a while for no oil dressings I now have special salad dressing powers. Important moment came adding water to tahini. After some constant shaking it turns white like […]

“When I was a little eight year old kid my dad and mom took me over to their friend’s house, who had a theremin. And I was scared to death […]

My daughter is a fan of the song by the La’s There She Goes. But I misheard it as Here She Comes which infuriates her. Naturally, I am incentivized to […]

The book is developing in unexpected ways, as do improvisations. Funny that I am writing a story about an improviser and am improvising. Somehow suppose to find a method to […]

David Thomas died. I had no idea. That man, that modern dance, that whole style – a chapter unto itself. So big in my heart, the voice that surfed that […]

At the street party the mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, came and made a little speech. I know Olivia, I interviewed her 7 years ago for my Masters and I […]

I once toured Western Canada with a teenager who sang a song about a convict grieving over the woman he had killed. The song focused on how deeply the man […]

Musicians have always been quick to adopt new tools. From drum machines to digital audio workstations, looping pedals to synthesizers, music has a history of absorbing technology, bending it toward […]

Improvisational music is about listening, responding, adapting. At its heart, it mirrors the practice of critical thinking. When a improvising, the musician isn’t simply playing random notes. They’re engaging with […]

I like the way Randy Newman’s 1972 song aged:the Christians and the Jew,were having a jamboree,The Buddhists and the Hindusjoined on satellite TV,picked their four greatest priestsand they began to […]