As we start 2021 it's a good time to reflect that we humans are messy, always have been, and always will be. It's one of the things that...

I recently viewed an incredibly informative documentary called The Social Dilemma which was about the need for humane technology. I...

Creating curated images of ourselves on social media has become something of a national pastime. In the absence of feeling valued for...

I used the term "virtuous reality" in the title of a previous post as an obvious play on the more commonly used term "virtual reality." ...

(Or How I Learned to Avoid Zoom Fatigue) In these difficult times for the arts and education, I have been known to raise a few eyebrows...

The fifth song on The Presence of That Absence is called Dancing on Water. It is a song of liberation. I think the best way to express...

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." This quote from George Orwell's great and prophetic book 1984 embodies the...

Does anyone remember album liner notes? In the not too distant past, before streaming when albums were king and you could hold an album...

The second song on The Presence of That Absence called I Can't See Your Face has nothing to do with the face masks most of us are wearing...

A while back I read a book which left a lasting impression on me called Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. As I recall, the...

As mentioned on the Home Page, I am writing and recording eight new songs using the collective title, The Presence Of That Absence. I...

Well, I'm back having weathered nine weeks since my last entry. I'm looking for a thread to pick up which doesn't include the...

During the 2018 - 2019 year at the Portland Conservatory I focused on taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible to perform...

So back we went to the beautiful coast of Maine where although winter is no picnic, we could afford to rent a nice place not too far from...

There is also plenty to love about California which I am grateful for. I love San Diego and the Santa Monica/Venice Beach area of Los...

And so my 72 month stay in California was inexorably winding towards its' end. But why did I start to literally count down the months to...

After the previously mentioned solo jazz piano gig I had in San Francisco, the first of three Russian music schools I taught at in...

Aside from revising past works and composing new ones I also managed to get a good deal of recording done in California in a variety of...

My time in California was really a terrifically productive period for new music projects. Shortly after arriving, I composed a couple of...

One of the first things I noticed about the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley was that other than the Latino population,...