Archive for June 2022

I was looking through some of my writings from the pandemic year and I found the following from February 2020. It’s worth sharing because I believe that thinking small holds us back from challenging ourselves. And I’m dealing with what do I want and what am I willing to do for it. It’s interesting to…

I like what I don’t know. I just got on the Amtrak to San Juan Capistrano one Sunday because I just needed a trip. I feel free when travelling because what happens is not predetermined, therefore it can’t be wrong, or have been better or different. (I don’t do much research—therefore I don’t have expectations.)…

The hardest thing is for me is to stay and repeat an idea until it transforms. I don’t want to be one of those players who rehash the same ideas or rely on “licks” to structure a solo. I have to keep reminding myself of the times that I stayed with an idea until I…

I’m always inspired after a Monday’s Zoom meeting “Conversations on the Art of Is” – with Stephen Nachmanovitch & Larry Livingston where we continue our wide-ranging discussions on music, life, and what it is to be an artist in this time. Educators, improvisers and performers share our thoughts, questions and inspirations that we are working…