I made a quick incursion into Philadelphia yesterday for a performance and question and answer session with Marshall Taylor’s saxophone class at Temple University. My original plan was to perform a concert with composer/pianist Michael Djupstrom, since he’s currently living in Philly, but alas, he is on a concert tour with his piano trio. As a result, I had to improvise somewhat, playing four pieces with CD playback–J Anthony Allen’s Hyperacusis, Memories of Xiaoxiang by Lei Liang, Getting to Know The Weather by Eve Beglarian, and Billie by Jacob ter Veldhuis. It was a good sampling of different sound worlds and compositional possibilities with the medium. The students were extremely attentive and asked many wonderful questions. It was fun to share a bit of what I do with some new folks. Speaking of that, I’d better get going. I’m giving a master class at Morgan State University here in Baltimore in about an hour and a half. And I need to catch a cab.