views from the fence
They say the estate of Leonard Cohen is pissed off Trump used Hallelujah at the Republican convention when they specifically said no you cannot use it. I’m on the fence […]
pretending
In the early 90s I was asked by a theatre group to play the role of Kurt Weil in a play and I agreed but that experience left me realizing […]
sweet music
Throughout their life, Bb believed they needed to change themselves. They believed they could be a better note and not always flat. They tried many methods of working on oneself, […]
coyote
Noticed posters in High Park all year informing people about coyotes but after months of daily walks, concluded it’s a myth. Never saw anything close to it but one time […]
the imaginary little house on gerrard street
Darwyn told me that when you are reading notation sometimes you think you are playing music but what you really are doing is playing a relay race. Playing symbols for […]
the W word
The rush hour car in front while heading home through Bloor was blasting music with windows rolled down. The lyrics densely used the N word and the father with two […]
now we’re cooking
There was a student who tried to write about how to sustain great states of improvisation. She thought better moments only happened occasionally. So her teacher advised her to try […]
juicy fruit
There are many complaints about the music business but the musicians I love the most side step all those contests and present music that does something revolutionary. Like the moment […]
nagology
One time I heard someone equate music with the position of everything in space. This was at a lecture at the University of Manitoba, the theme was “the self” and […]
No Foolin’
Cracked a filling, called the dentist. She’s an awesome dentist. She came recommended by her teacher, a professor who introduced himself to me seven years ago after a piano concert, […]