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Jana Kozlowski – Blues: Harp-Style Final Project
This blog is one of a series. Each includes one of the students’ final projects from my online course “Blues: Harp-Style” along with their answers to five questions I asked them to answer. You can very tiny lap harp that she found in San Francisco...
Postal Celebrity
Condition #1: I am easily star-struck. And then I get shy, and I can’t say anything. Or I say too much, or say stupid things. Condition #2: I’ve always thought of postal workers as celebrities. Especially post-masters. I think it’s because, when I was 7, I met the...
The Moment I Became a Musician
There was a moment when I made the transition in my life from person-who’s-passionate-about-music to professional musician. It sits in a picture frame in my mind, the moment of realization. I lived, then, just north of Pt. Reyes Station, California – in an old...
Dumb is Deep
Back in the 90’s I was touring Germany with an all-German band (except for me). My German was elementary, and I couldn’t understand 99% of what my band members said. Wait – let me clarify. I was touring with an all-Bavarian band. For those who’ve never...
Why Silence?
The Boston area just observed a moment of silence for the victims of last Monday’s bombings. I went to the kitchen with my husband, and turned on the radio to be silent with everyone else, wishing we were down at Copley, standing quiet and still with thousands of...Appearing LIVE … at YOUR House
I’m coming to YOUR HOUSE twice this weekend! Friday, April 5th at 8pm EDT Saturday, April 6th at 6pm EDT (If you don’t know what time that is where you are, the VideoHouseConcert.com website has a timezone converter.) Click here to get tickets These shows...
What would a Beta-testing Live-Streamed Dress-Rehearsal be called?
It’s brand new. I’ve never done it before. And I don’t know what to call it! Floating in the virtual revolution it’s a question I have waaaay too often. Fortunately I have a team of experts: My Facebook Community. I went to them for help...
The Recording Conundrum
It all started with a conundrum about my new album – the one I’m recording now. Despite a Grammy Nomination – an honor that’s specific to ‘recording artists’ – I’ve never considered myself a ‘recording’ artist (and yes, that image is my Grammy Nomination medal). I’m a...
What do Harpist Composer’s-Assistants Do?
Last night I met two of my new composing assistants, harpists who are helping me create the new ensemble version of “Baroque Flamenco” for the the US’s premiere youth harp ensemble. Sebla Akbulut & Molly McCaffrey are both students at the Boston...
