Returning to Studio Toile d’Angles on September 13, 2026 for a trio concert featuring myself, Anthony Cox and Kyle Motl, James Wilkinson (see previous post), was once again motivated to publicly share his feelings/observations on his blog. In addition …
As the result of poet/collaborator and long time supporter/friend Michael Mann forwarding the August 2025 Studio Toile d’Angles concert schedule to his neighbor, Jay Wilkinson, they both attended the August 30, 2025 duo concert featuring me (on piano) and Anthony …
As a habitual qualifier, I often preclude any statement of planning with “barring life’s vagaries”. Put another way, “Man makes plans? Nothing makes the gods laugh harder”, from the Yiddish adage “Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht” [“man plans, god laughs”].) …
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I do not recall the exact circumstances of my meeting musicologist Susan McClary in the early 80s. Then a professor at the University of Minnesota, she was, for a time, an ardent supporter of my work. Though ensconced in …
Following on from the last post*, I am indeed moving beyond my pandemic-induced ritual of solo (in both senses of the word) concerts 6 days a week. Having received the “refresher” booster of last fall’s vaccine**, I’ve scheduled and will …
As the pandemic continued/continues, I was/am occasionally asked when I’ll be opening Studio Toile D’Angles for sessions and concerts. (And, within the last couple months, along with two invitations for gigs, I had an inquiry from an anonymous person as …
A year or so before Covid hit, a dear friend/colleague attended a gig featuring another dear friend/colleague at a jazz-centric venue. There was a brief exchange with an older gentleman minding the door in part concerning free jazz. He said …