Back from the Atlantic Center for the Arts
The view of the Florida scrub outside my window I’ve just returned from an energizing and productive residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts where I worked with David Behrman and an inspiring...
View ArticleThe Woodstock Quantum Ensemble & Holland Hopson/James Keepnews in Kingston,...
One from the archives: James Keepnews taking us to school in 2002. Photo: Chris Funkhauser I’m super excited to reunite with partner James Keepnews for this duo show at Backstage Productions in...
View ArticleLocation Ensemble Catch-Up
Here’s the latest on all things Location Ensemble: Read a review of our recent show at Saratoga Arts in Nippertown. Listen to the recording of my piece Six Chords Every Rock Guitarist Should Know from...
View ArticleCigar Box Guitar
Had a great time building a cigar box guitar under the direction of John Nickel at Nickel Cigar Box Guitar. Here’s a detail of the piezo pickup that we installed in the cigar box. The small block of...
View ArticleToday’s Fun: Diddley Bows
Inspired by Mike Orr’s Handmade Music Factory book I grabbed some scrap wood and empty soup cans and hacked together three diddley bows. They sound a bit like a berimbau crossed with a one-string...
View ArticleLocation Ensemble: Release, Review, Perform, Repeat…
I failed to mark the release of the Location Ensemble’s debut disc on Tape Drift (td49). Luckily it didn’t escape the attention of Andrew White at The Upstate Soundscape who posted a review of the...
View ArticlePLAY – New and Improved Improv on Saturday
Thollem McDonas, photo: Peter Gannushkin LaDonna Smith has organized another jam-packed evening of improvised music with a host of special guests, featuring pianist Thollem McDonas. Saturday, September...
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UAB brass quintet will ‘Dance Like it Hurts,’ and play music about invasive plants for Birmingham Art Music Alliance on Wednesday – Al.com preview of tonight’s concert. My contribution is the bit about...
View ArticleBadstar at iCAT
I had a great time playing in the Badstar production last week at the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (iCAT) at Virginia Institute of Technology in Blacksburg, Virginia. L to R: Zach...
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