Self And No Self In Playing Music With Others
Debi Adams, a terrific Alexander Technique teacher I have been working with, says that one of the benefits of being aware and connecting with our environment is that we can sense its support.I have been looking into how to relax into the support we have when we are...
Let them eat broccoli
The Supreme Court was less than inspiring this week. I found myself being pulled into a state of dismay. I strongly objected to the unfairness of hearing specious arguments intended to dismantle a health care law that attempted to help the greatest number of people....
Our new gig at the Lily Pad
We have a new home on the first Thursday of every month at the Lily Pad in Cambridge.
Tokyo to New York City
October 27, 2010Dear Friends,I am writing from the plane on the 11-hour flight back to New York City from Tokyo.The second half of our tour was booked by Adachi-san. He fell in love with jazz when he was 18. Much to his parent’s dismay, he asked a famous Japanese...
Returning to Tokyo
October 19, 2010Tomodachi - (friends)Today I am returning to Tokyo after completing the first half of the 17-day tour that my friend Kazumi Ikenaga plans for us every year. Somehow the flight into Tokyo, 24 hours door to door, does not seem like such a big deal. Maybe...
Playing in Peru and Ecuador
I have just returned from a concert tour of Lima, Peru and Quito, Ecuador, where our music was enthusiastically received. We were part of the third International Festival of Cajón Peruano sponsored by the Centro Cultural De España in Lima. We also had engagements in...