art tatum
Saw a video of Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock both describing the first time they heard Art Tatum. Herbie Hancock said he found himself wondering if it wasn’t too late […]
Piano
musician recipe
Begin with Rejectionit keeps remarkably well. Add an Instrumentand enough Stubbornnessto continue when nobody calls. Fold in bad Hotels,good Strangers,and a Pianowith one Key clapping. Season with Lucksparingly.Rarely in stock. […]
keef
I have been studying Keith Jarrett with the unhealthy concentration normally associated with people that believe the government hid something underneath the Gimli Airport. I am not particularly interested in […]
wes chimes in
Most of the time, growth is invisible. Then, one night after a concert, another musician approaches. Not a fan. A peer. Someone who knows what it costs to arrive at […]
headphones
I was very pleased with the salad. Chickpeas, which I soaked and later boiled, with mint, parsley, apple, currants, red onion and cinnamon, turmeric, berbre, salt, white pepper, olive oil, […]
znaimer
At the show at Hugh’s Room I met Moses Znaimer and he offered me a show at the Zoomer Radio theatre studio sometime. I thought that pretty cool! I actually […]
The Creeping Hesitation
He noticed then that there was no clear moment when intention turned into sound. The hand moved, the note arrived, and only afterward, did he recognize it as a choice. […]
Sammy Davis Jr’s Vancouver pad
I thought I knew it all, the Railway, the Commodore, the Naam, the Cultch, that place on Granville, the two older places in Gastown. Looks as though the show in […]
mixing the idiot
Last June or maybe July, Doug McClement, generous as always, offered to record me at the Harris Institute. Two grand pianos to choose from – both gleaming, both waiting for […]
art of not breaking
The older I get, the more important cat-cow and cobra seem to be. Squats too. Balance, flexibility the body’s way of reminding you it still wants to participate. When I […]