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,...

"California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see. But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot If you ain't got the do re...

And now for some drama. My first theater project was to write a musical called The Skyladder. The Skyladder was an experimental piece...

In addition to getting some of my ensemble pieces performed at the Portland Conservatory, I also presented three solo piano performances....

This blog segment deals with performances of some of my ensemble compositions during my first years at the Portland Conservatory. At...

In my first five years at the Portland Conservatory, the third and most prominent spoke of the teaching wheel was the private piano...

So now we move from a world of unfortunate kids who are locked up, to the world of Rock Camp where kids are dropped off by mom or dad in...

One of my first teaching assignments through the Portland Conservatory was to teach piano and music skills to incarcerated youths at...

The poet Rilke said that "Heartbreak is the handmaiden of art." This was born out in my life for the next several months while I lived in...

In life as in music, transitions can be difficult, scary, and sometimes messy. Without conflict or flaws, there would be little drama. ...