The Ear of the Mind

Happy Thanksgiving. This has been a crazy, and sometimes very rough, year. As we continue to deal with Joey's college search, applicatio...

The economic situation for musicians has been more difficult than usual. As I struggle to become part of the scene in New England, ...

These are a couple of videos I made on my iPhone during a rehearsal of my trio. The tunes are a couple of my originals. Here they are, war...

Sad news today. Clare Fischer was a wonderful composer with a very rich harmonic pallete. Here's some Freddie with Blakey as a tribute:

I am optimistic by nature. I really love the end of the year. Looking back over past events and thinking about the future always makes me f...

I want to get these thoughts down before I slip into a food coma... I have been thinking a lot about the current scene here in Rhode Island/...

I played a graduation today. It was a concert band setting, light classical and the inevitable "Pomp and Circumstance"...a LOT of ...