splendid isolation
So many ghosts around every part of it. Eventually everyone finds this out in life, you have memories of previous lives you lived and the artifacts dissolve. There’s the spot […]
open stage
Last Monday there was a guy who played Long May You Run by Neil Young. From the first note he sung it was clear he has spent about 50,000 hours […]
the night gwen stacey died from the green goblin
Looks like I need to do some comic book research in order to write the story as accurately as I desire for my thesis. I’m thinking the night Gwen Stacey […]
the improviser’s sub
John Coltrane’s cousin Mary’s sister-in-law’s friend’s dentist heard about a band teacher working in Boissevain, Manitoba who was a remarkable improviser that practiced the same objective in life as in […]
shits fucked up
I attended Daniel Brooks play about his life, living with lung cancer and attending a Vipassana retreat. I wrote him after to get the name of the book he referenced […]
clusterwood
I like playing clusters so much and trying to also be melodic with these shapes. Part of it is because people positioned as musical experts often dismiss certain sounds as […]
the 40s
Started writing something in D major where I tried inserting diminished chords instead of the usual diatonic changes I might explore. Immediately reminiscent of cadences in romantic classical music. While […]
when elton’s teacher didn’t cut their punches
Student: I keep playing the same things over and over and not getting anywhere. Teacher: Isn’t the answer obvious? Student: Stop complaining? Teacher: Play new things. Student: Right..but it’s hard. […]
better to burn out than it is to rust
Student:I want to say something about someone in my song but I don’t want to get into trouble. Teacher: Then don’t be a songwriter. Student: But I like writing songs. […]
the greek therapist
The latest issue of Improvnotes out of Guelph includes my interview with Coleman Hughes and a link to his startling video Blasphemy. There are a lot of provocative ideas and […]