A Kiss is Still a Kiss

“I sat down at that gorgeous instrument and sank back into the pleasure of the jazz standards I’d cut my teeth on.” 4 classic jazz tunes on solo jazz-harp. Download it here. When I first started playing jazz on the harp I simply wanted to see if I could...
Who’s Your Muse?

Who’s Your Muse?

It was an experiment.  And what I discovered was … He’s my muse.  Thinking of him, playing for him, I was able to do what I hadn’t been able to do for 7 years, which was release newly recorded music. I sent them to him as a valentine, then released them as a...
The Laboratory is Open

The Laboratory is Open

Monday I did an experiment.  I asked for listening help to decide which cuts to use on a I fell apart when it did.  I started crying and stomping through the house and eating the cat food. (OK, I didn’t really eat the cat food but I thought about it.) Enter James.  My...

The World of Imperfect Completion

Welcome to the most uncomfortable world in my personal universe: the world of imperfect completion. It’s nothing like the world where I feel safest:  on stage, performing live, incorporating anything unexpected  into the performance itself,  bouncing off...

Tiny Building Blocks

When I’m putting together a show, like the “Lose Your Blues” show coming up this Saturday in the Boston area, part of what’s important to me is the sequence of the tunes – how the flow of the show goes. That’s especially important...
Sous-Chef Sketch #3

Sous-Chef Sketch #3

Last week I made my and I loved all the comments I got on that blog.  Thank you, beloved readers!!! I’d posted two versions: one singing as me (but quieter than me) and one singing as Marilyn Monroe.   So … drumroll … here’s this week’s...

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