Hearing masterful musicians perform live is always a thrill. Being able to record them is a privilege. But when the musicians are communicating at an incredibly high level at an extremely young age, I’m filled with admiration and joy. The Isaiah J. Thompson Trio joined us for a night of music @exuberance last October. These… read more
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in appreciation of curtis mayfield
In case the voice, guitar, incredible songs, cultural and political influence weren’t enough, Curtis Mayfield was also a principled businessman who strongly believed in an artist’s right to own their work. I had no idea. Check out this article.
my music
What is it about music consumption that elicits a feeling of ownership? Why do we refer to our personal collections of files, records, CDs (or recordings from a streaming service stored in the cloud – hello, 2018), as “my music.” It was written, performed, and recorded all by people who are not you. And yet,… read more
tune the room
I’ve found that a key to me staying afloat in this strange business is to be able to do a number of different tasks. For example, last week included recording strings for a couple of folk songs for the prison project, doing my radio show, producing another radio show, playing a gig on bass, and mixing… read more