I wrote my piece “The Phoenix” at a time when my life was falling apart. My band had broken up. My relationships had self-destructed. I had only one concert on the calendar.
I was facing what looked and felt like annihilation – and took it, building my next album on the only hope I had: that somehow I could rise out of my own ashes.
That concert relaunched my career, and the piece “The Phoenix” landed me on a network TV show which led to my first record contract. I’ve now recorded the piece twice and expanded it to play with symphony orchestra.
And I still play it as a solo piece today because its creative structure continues to open opportunities for emotional exploration through improvisation.
Music has the power to transform – not just the listener, but the player as well, and when you have the means of creative expression, crashing and burning is another opportunity for exploration.
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