People that know me know that despite growing up in New York, I’ve been a devoted Red Sox fan my entire life. (Something that was inherited from my father.) Yet, I don’t talk about it much here on SLN. That goes along with being a Boston fan. You don’t gloat because it could jinx you. […]
For some reason, performing on the sidewalk is beginning to become commonplace for me in Baltimore. Pictured above is yours truly with Baltimore-based experimetal saxophonist extraordinaire John Berndt performing looping improvised soprano saxophone duets in front of Normal’s Books & Records as part of this year’s High Zero Festival’s High Jinx performances.
Hugh Sung puts me on the spot for an interview following our Ocean Grove performance.
A lot has been written recently about the phenomenon of classical musicians performing in spaces usually reserved for indie rockers, folkies, and beer drinkers. And much of what’s said focuses on what it means for classical/new music that this is happening and what it might do for the music’s popularity among the younger set or […]
This past July, I had the great honor of playing a concert on the Ocean Grove Summer Stars series with the phenomenal accordionist Lidia Kaminska and everyone’s favorite tech-blogging pianist Hugh Sung. We weren’t quite sure in the beginning how the unusual combination of instruments was going to work out, but I think it’s fair […]
I had an interesting performance experience recently. Hybrid Groove Project was invited to perform at the Baltimore Contemporary Museum’s opening night party for their new exhibit Broadcast. However, instead of doing a set where we were the central focus, we performed in a smallish room off of the main exhibit area, which also featured an […]
An update! Really. I promise. My lovely assistant has ordered me on behalf of the new music community to resume regular posting. For now, though, this…