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Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden died on July 11th. I’ll miss his presence on the planet. Of all the jazz players out there, he was my favorite. There was something about his bass that drew me in. He taught me so much about music, about where a bass should sit in a song, the possibilities. Being unschooled in music, Continue Reading→
Wake Up, Show Up
The songwriter Billy Kirsch and I were talking about our work a couple of months ago. What we came to was that in order to do our jobs well, to really be in the song we’re writing, recording or performing, we have to be present, alive, and paying attention. For artists, job #1 is to wake up. In Continue Reading→
Eli Reed on 23rd Street, NYC – 6.27.14
In a random meeting last night last night on 23rd street in New York City, (between 7th and 8th Avenue), I meet Eli Reed. He lives in Austin, but has traveled the world, seen more than most have twenty times over. Eli is a Magnum photographer. It’s a small, elite club. What are the odds that we know Continue Reading→
I’ll See Your Talent and Raise You A Phone Call
Being a musician is a blue-collar gig. And making a living at it isn’t for the faint of heart, or the thin-skinned. It’s a cruel and illogical game that favors…well, it doesn’t really favor anyone, come to think of it. Basically, in order to be a musician you have to be a street hustler. Not Continue Reading→