secret is a secret
“Your premise is flawed,” replied the old trumpeter who destroyed everyone each time she played, when the intern from Exclaim asked what was her secret, during the phoner interview .
Performing
Real Human Being
The William Parker concert at the Guelph Jazz Festival Saturday morning was like discovering a new spice I plan to use in cooking. He played two pieces, great intensity. He […]
Darius and Fred
Fred, a songwriter booked by the Fab Acts Talent agency, played to audience sizes between 50 – 80. He was philosophical about the work when he did well or when […]
2 b more real
Being back at University I notice professors often assigning their own work for students to read among works by other scholars. I respect them more for keeping their own work […]
Quoting Rose Winston
Looking for an agent. Had some recent exchanges that were pointless, questions like “where do you see yourself in 3 years?” or “what were your sales like for 2015 – […]
What Happened in Hollywood
Long time ago we were in the movie Postcards From The Edge, quite the amazing moments, fancy hotel, easy work schedule. There goes Gene Hackman, there’s Shirley McLaine and rehearsing […]
what would Otis
Recently played a show, started by playing blues like my brother taught me. Wonder if Otis Spann would approve when I play. Love letting the right hand try telling the […]
The nice guys
When the fan-who-loved-to-gush saw the drummer-who-liked-to-state-the-obvious she told him she was planning to take her vacation at the same time as the band was touring Europe so she could attend […]
robert lepage
I was on an airplane last year searching for a film to watch eventually settled on something about Salvador Allende but as the film started in French with English subtitles […]
remembered all the words
I’ve seen all the Michael Holingsworth plays, I enjoy them immensely. One time I insulted an actor without realizing it at a little party for everyone upstairs after the performance […]