The Ear of the Mind

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 ...

I have been slow to warm "modern" musicians. I think I can trace this attitude back to when I was in high school and I really beg...

I have been listening to the master a lot these days. Specifically, "Meditations". It has taken a long time for me to really be a...