Improvising a solo in front of an audience is one of the most vulnerable things a musician can do. While we often see solos as displays of virtuosity, an improvised solo contains glimpses into a musician’s character, their empathy with … Read more...
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What This Lester Young Solo Can Teach Us About Leading a Purposeful Life
One of the most beautiful moments in jazz history: Lester Young’s solo on “Fine and Mellow”.
His solo starts at 1:20 but I would recommend watching the whole performance for some context. Notice how invested Billie is in each note … Read more...
5 Things We do as Jazz Musicians That Have Made it America’s LEAST Popular Genre (1.4% in 2015)
I know I’ll get some flack for saying some of these things. I’ll just start by saying I’ve done every single thing on here. Not one, a couple, most… every single one. This post is coming from a place self-awareness/self-critique … Read more...
Why are 19th Century Landscape Painters Relevant in 2019?
All too often, we study art in a vacuum. Louis Armstrong played minor 3rds on major chords, Seurat painted using only dots, James Joyce wrote extended metaphors… but why? As I researched the career of English naturalist painter, John Constable, … Read more...
Constable: Release Notes
Today is the day! My first studio release, Constable, premieres tonight at 8PM Eastern time. Here it is:
On this cherished day in late September, I got on my bike and hit the road with nothing but my camera, … Read more...
