Bob Wiseman

Nice to listen to Gloria Blizzard talk about her writing and see her framed by the crowd like an old sage. Maybe she is. Anytime I’m in her company I […]

I like frightening the students who cheat. It seems an intelligent strategy because if you can’t prove what you sense to be true, a student who is lying can insist […]

Richard Sherman died two weeks ago. He and his brother Robert were composers for a bunch of Disney hits particularly Mary Poppins. I was in Los Angeles when that doc […]

Question: Hey chat gpt, ifd I focus on only one exercise to learn Bill Evans techniques better what do you suggest? Answer: If one focuses on one exercise to learn […]

Question: Chat GPT, what type of visuals could I record on video to play to audiences while performing improvisational piano? Answer: When performing improvisational piano, the right visuals can greatly […]

A robot was programmed to wonder if it was programmed. This made it question its existence. Was there something behind its need to question itself or did it just naturally […]

I watched The Third Man. Over the years I have seen it twice before but this time I realized that crazy amazing signature song is the only score used. That’s […]

Sometimes I am in an audience and I think I could accompany the person I’m watching/ listening to. Like I could get up and join them unannounced and start playing […]

I was asked to be interviewed for a documentary about Blue Rodeo. I said ok. Then just before I was supposed to show up they asked for a signature on […]

My current guilty pleasure are i) border patrol videos, ii) playing the thing in G, iii) avoiding prep time for my next class, iv) Sam Kinison memes. Not sure how […]