ripped off from his solo and alienation
An adventurous guitarist was asked to play a solo on a record but not everyone in the room understood the solo and so he was asked to do another and […]
trained monkey
Went to a comedy show featuring 7 acts and liked one especially for self effacing jokes, seemed off the cuff. Following week I went again and same comic was on […]
ask me anything
Last year I was asked if I would meet a 12 yr. old in a Jewish family in The Annex who was looking to learn how to play something on […]
speed writing
The piece I’m writing surprises me because I want to develop it quickly yet hours of practising are required in order to get it to a place where I can […]
Marxist Jazz
Reading about Dialectical thinking in advance for the next York course, an introduction to Karl Marx’s writing. I like the fact that Marx thought about everything being everything, no disagreement […]
the guy that knew a guy
The older British guy in the photo store at Walmer and Bloor said when he was in college he used to watch Brian Jones at gigs. He isn’t bragging or […]
back at pinawa 4th way music school
Somewhere near the Pinawa Manitoba 4th way music school, improvising students are divided into pairs. Instructor says “we’re going to practise listening”. Then A’s are instructed to tell B’s about […]
curry clan copeland
Made best curry but wrote down no measurements. If it was a movie it starred yams, onions, garlic, ginger, scotch bonnets, tomatoes, coconut milk, kale and the soundtrack was hot […]
What you already know
student: Sorry I didn’t practise again. I don’t know why because I really planned to but didn’t. What’s wrong with me? music teacher: You can’t help it. student: […]
the credit
Saw a play one time at Passe Muraille and it had a few different music cues including some amazing jazz music sounding exactly like sectional pieces from large ensembles like […]