In the beginning Blue Rodeo days we drove back all the time. Kingston, Montreal, Windsor we always drove back all through the black night with Tony usually driving. She said […]

I was asked to design a music business course. I’m not sure how much is reasonable to try discussing, experiencing but I find myself wanting to take one song, probably […]

On many records I have hired Mark Hundevad to drum because I admire everything about him. His musicianship is incredible but that’s not enough, if one is producing one needs […]

In years past I’ve experimented with all the intervals I could think of. At one time or another most musicians who play instruments which generate more than one note at […]

Attended an online lecture of Bernadine Evaristo speaking from her home in England to a group of readers at the Calgary, Alberta library. That was fun. I even got the […]

I have many papers to mark. I don’t mind. It’s part of the deal as a PhD student, I mark papers in addition to my own coursework, then I get […]

In my work at school I’m reading about theories of improvisation and I find this an unfair proposition since everything already is an improvisation. If your fingers are always playing […]

The band The Specials are a big deal to me, their record from 1978 or thereabouts produced by Elvis Costello, never got old. I played with Elvis Costello one time […]

In my dream a few nights ago I experienced an unusual state, I do not think I can convey it words wise, but I want to try putting it down […]

another interesting hour jamming with dance claudia moore. weekly sessions characterized by improvising, recording and playing back. generally i can’t see her and follow my improvisational intuition. she too, following […]