Blues? What do you mean “blues”?
As briefly as possible on this very deep and rich topic: listen up to Son House and Cedell Davis. If you can dig what they are up to, then we can [...]
50 Years of The Inflated Tear
One of the deepest and brightest Woodwind Wizards of the 20th century recorded his seminal album, The Inflated Tear, for Atlantic Records 50 years ago today in New York City. It includes his [...]
Holy Flute v. Holy Diver: an Iconographical Tribute
At the great risk of angering testosterone-riddled (or, deprived?) metal fans everywhere and for all time, I decided to make the bold choice of titling--and deriving the artwork for--my "heavy metal bamboo album" directly [...]
Musiconomics in the 21st Century
A dark but brief overview, a solution born of grace, and a need for donations/philanthropy. (This began as a simple update to my Contact/Donations page for the new website--going LIVE on 10/1!!--but clearly I have [...]
Zen Shakuhachi: the Way of Big Breathing Bamboo (entry 2)
The 5 Elements of Zen Shakuhachi, the way of big breathing bamboo In entry 1, I refer to "all the elements of this path" and here is an overview that I have arrived at after 16 years [...]
Zen Shakuhachi: the Way of Big Breathing Bamboo (entry 1)
In teaching woodwinds for 20 years, and primarily (and ultimately, only) shakuhachi for the past 7 years, I have seen a trend in Incorrect View. This usually treats value or "success" in one's shakuhachi endeavors as [...]