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“Back in 1968 I saw Tony Williams and John McLaughlin at the Jazz Workshop in Boston on Boylston Street. It was the size of your living room, you’re stepping all […]

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Ernie Tollar, everyone’s favourite musician, is now a soloist in the Multiple Sclerosis all stars. Soon traveling to Mexico for a treatment that potentially halts or slows down its progression. […]

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While awaiting a rejection letter from the music faculty of the University of Western Ontario regarding my application, I have been developing a course concept. It revolves around teaching music […]

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I played a piece I wrote at the Mendelson Joe memorial in April and it was videotaped. Good thing I didn’t realize that because recordings often are a distraction. When […]

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People sometimes imagine life is a dream. But I am real – aren’t I? Sort of like discussions of God. I used to balk. How could one doubt something invented […]

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Listening to an interview with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the man Chris Cavanagh recommended to me about creativity. He says one of the surprises when they began mapping data on more than […]

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In the documentary about John Cage, he identifies with Zen’s philosophy. For his own peace of mind, he practised a disinclination towards mind. At one point explaining how a near […]

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My daughter lying in bed but before drifting off insists on another arm wrestle. She grits her teeth, even uses both hands, then requests a head start. It easy for […]

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The twelve year old son of the conductor went to music camp. At the end of the session every kid won an award. His was the inspirational camper award. At […]