Fourteen years ago today Kate and I got married. Last year I wrote about our vows, stating then that we succeeded in identifying principles that would make up a code of ethics for our married life, but the vows didn’t include overtly appreciating each other. I get it now.
Continue ReadingHooboy I loves me some Bonnie Raitt . . .
Continue ReadingThis weekend I played my first tennis tournament since 1989. It was in a sense no big deal – I played in a division that both represented the lowest skill level offered and was so under-enrolled that, win or lose, I would only play one match – so, in that sense, hardly worthy of acknowledgment, much less celebration. However, as a milestone moment in a longer journey, this was an intense and symbolically loaded experience.
Continue ReadingWelcome to installment 3 of EDS Awareness Month Shindig on the Blog. This year: Losing Everything. Fun stuff!
Continue ReadingWhat makes someone a “jazz musician?” Is it the content of their music or is it a more complex calculus of experiences and accomplishments and peer recognition? I tend to think the latter . . .
Continue ReadingIn its simplest form, kasha (a.k.a. buckwheat) is a tasty but mild, versatile cooked grain that’s also very high in protein. With the variations here (also fairly simple), you can also make kasha varnishkes, a pretty fancy and centerpiece-worthy dish.
Continue ReadingMy Top 10 for Jay Hoggard, jazz composer, educator and virtuoso on vibraphone and marimba
Continue ReadingBack in the fall I wrote about the experiment Kate and I took on to sample a cheese pizza at every eatery in Middletown, CT where you could get one.
Continue ReadingI’m fortunate to have known saxophonist Wayne Escoffery for more than half my life. His new album “The Only Son of One” is out and that provided reason enough to look back at some of my favorite moments in his recorded history at this early stage.
Continue ReadingThe legitimate approaches to solo jazz piano are as varied as jazz itself. As I gear up for the CD release concert for my first solo piano record, Turtle Steps here are some of my personal favorites.
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