Nov 14, 2019 | Inside Look, Random Thoughts |
So there I am at 17, living in a dance collective in rural Northern California when the piano player, John Timothy, brings in a 33″ vinyl record and says, “Listen to this!” It’s Les McCann & Eddie Harris’s “Compared To What” – and I’ve never heard...
Nov 29, 2017 | Events, Inside Look, Interviews |
A TEDx talk is a collaboration between a speaker – like myself – and the vision and mission of the individual TEDx committee including the many people who support the sharing of these ideas and stories – like my TEDx coach, Kevin Cummiskey (above). ...
Feb 24, 2017 | Composing, Events, Inside Look, Songwriting |
I started writing this tune when I was on tour with Steve Vai and this video takes you inside the tune where I show you all the parts of it. Click on the video image to watch! Every night after sound check I’d work on it on an empty stage. It was inspires by “Blue...
Jan 27, 2017 | Composing, Events, Inside Look, Songwriting |
I started writing this tune when I was on tour with Steve Vai and this video takes you inside the tune where I show you all the parts of it. Click on the video image to watch! Every night after sound check I’d work on it on an empty stage. It was inspires by “Blue...
Jun 17, 2016 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Inside Look, [Mentorship-HYMM] Harness Your Muse |
One of my greatest luxuries is taking a hot bath and reading a book. I know it’s decadent, but there, I’ve admitted it. I’ve managed complex arrangements in hotel rooms to create impromptu reading stands just out of splash-range because my #1 rule of...
Mar 16, 2016 | Creativity, Inside Look |
In a recent conversation with one of my coaches, she asked me: How do you want to show up? In the world. In your own life. How are you NOT showing up yet that you’d like to change? What’s are the REAL reasons you find that difficult? I was surprised at...
Dec 22, 2015 | Holidays, Inside Look, Music, Performance, Recordings, Songwriting |
I’m struck by the difference between the experience of creating — and the experience of sharing what we create – the gift and the giving. It’s on my mind a lot in this season of giving. As an improvising performer, both creation and sharing happen simultaneously...
Sep 3, 2014 | Inside Look, Random Thoughts |
This post instigated by a 3-hour she has shiny boots.” My boots have become my hair. I didn’t realize that was happening. I thought that my hair was the only cool thing I would ever have, and when I cut it off, I thought my days of people walking up to me and...
Nov 7, 2013 | Composing, Inside Look |
THIS IS A GUEST BLOG FROM Jeila Irdmusa. Jeila is a soprano who recently graduated from Boston Conservatory. In addition to working on my team as Artist Liaison, Jeila is the featured soprano in the 2014 concert of my concert of song cycles at Boston University, ...
