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Chasing A Book Jun 18, 2020

There is, of course, no corporal punishment around our house, but when things are getting too out of line there is one threat I can be heard to...

Making Movies Jun 11, 2020

I had a housemate in college who observed that once you spend a certain amount of time on a particularly focused task, it takes a comparable amount...

The Point Is Not To Write Great Music Jun 04, 2020

It would have been my dad's 85th birthday last week. I inherited my share of traits from him, including, as far as I can tell, a certain desire to...

Narrowing The Field May 28, 2020

Attempting to decipher the hard bop masters has often felt like a sustained, intentional effort to decode a seemingly impenetrable art. Given the...

Schroeder Gets The Last Word May 21, 2020

I grew up in a house with basically three kinds of music: Tin Pan Alley tunes, folk revival records, and an assortment of Bach, Beethoven and...

The Flying Car May 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, I was considered the tech and fixit guy in my house. Which is not a good sign. I do know how to fix things, sort of, but...

Coffee and Fireworks May 07, 2020

I used to play with this drummer and songwriter named Dave Bush in New York, and to keep things clear, our mutual musician friends referred to us...

Boundaries and Creativity Apr 30, 2020

Some friends of mine have just started a new songwriting group. I've done live song groups before – this new one, in fact, is inspired by...

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