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New Album
Imagine my surprise seeing this on the Mass Pike today... OK … imagine how surprised I would be if I saw that. My band, Heart of Hearing, has a new album that was released yesterday. We recorded it a few weeks ago, on June 3 and 4 at WGBH Fraser Studio in Boston. The...
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Jazz Cats On The Scene
As you know, the Lilypad has been a kind of home, where I have played regularly for the last 15 years; on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM. I deeply value the intimacy of playing with my band in a small room full of attentive friends and students —...
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What Colors Your World?
I’ve been writing year-end messages in the midst of uncertain times for years now. And perhaps like me, when you stop to think about things, there is a feeling of puzzlement bordering on despond - that we could have — or should have — been doing better as a species, a...
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Sharing The Music
Perhaps, in midst of these difficult times, many of you have found music to be a source of joy and a reminder of the enduring beauty of our humanity. Here then is something that might make listening more accessible. After years of selling downloads of my CDs from my...
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Water Under The Bridge
I love the energy of standing on a bridge - two distinctly different feelings and energies as we cross the road - one as the water rushes towards us and the other much calmer as it flows away from us. Almost five months have passed since I last sent out a...
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Fall Residency At The Lilypad
It is raining gently for the first time in many many weeks. Verily - Amen. The drought has been severe, and everybody has been hoping for this rain. All the plants, and trees, and creatures, stressed by the lack of life-giving moisture. There are almost no...