Piano

Not Worthy

There’s songs and then there’s songs. One of the students in my class is a guy who is into classical music and I understand his pleasure in finding pieces that […]

10 Years Old

Even though he died at 59 Billy Preston starting playing pro way earlier than anyone else.

The Sideman

I found Nicky Hopkins playing piano on so many records in my record collection and when he died young in the 90s, I thought someone likely would make a film about […]

The offices of Greenpeace were located at Trinity St. Paul’s church on Bloor street when I was 23 and worked there. And I went in after hours and played late […]

Heard a record one time with amazing piano. I checked the liner notes, the pianist was Jaki Byard. I hadn’t previously heard of him but could tell he was a […]

le Freak

(Anna is on the right but interestingly I notice all four musicians are nail polish-less) I need to take change out of my pockets when I play piano. Even paper […]

I recorded more brilliant vocals by Meg Tennant on the final  Sam Larkin record. I find when a great artist like her, tells me (after almost every take), that she […]

Birthday

http://vimeo.com/65503586 Just found this on Vimeo from last April. Coolest birthday present possible.

Doug McClement sent me a copy of the tracks. A whack of famous recordings but all I had my eyes on was Superstition. The separate tracks. The….Separate…..Tracks. Have spent a […]