IAJE |
The IAJE folded. How could this happen? I went to my first convention in Chicago in 1981 while I was in high school. There was an unbelievable amount of movement that happened within this organi...
Posted by David Bixler on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:33:00 PST |
A Good Day For Music |
As a pain in the ass as it is to survive as an artist in NYC, Monday I had a day that reaffirmed why I love it here. It started with an afternoon concert by pianist/composer Deanna Wittkowski at C...
Posted by David Bixler on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:18:00 PST |
The Bronx of California |
The flight to San Francisco was longer than I remembered-especially with no food. Not a complaint, solely an observation. I’m out here playing at Yoshi’s with the Latin Giants. Great c...
Posted by David Bixler on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST |
Dog Years vs. Big Band years |
I have decided to start measuring my life and other time distances in "Big Band Years". Briefly, Big Band Years are like Dog Years, in that they are measured in a seven to one ratio. However, unli...
Posted by David Bixler on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:13:00 PST |
Shostakovitch |
I caught the New York Philharmonic on Friday night in a lecture/concert featuring Shostakovitch 4. I have been to other similar programs that deal with the innards of the music. However, t...
Posted by David Bixler on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:39:00 PST |
Angry White Man |
Saturday afternoon I took my daughter to a Young People's Concert at the New York Phil. My friend David Gier was conducting, I was excited for him. That orche...
Posted by David Bixler on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:10:00 PST |
CHICAGO |
Sunday morning began with playing at a church service in Chicago with old friend Jonathan Gilley. It was also great to hear Josh Moshier on piano. Josh was a stude...
Posted by David Bixler on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:32:00 PST |
Oshkosh |
I came up to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh on Thursday for two days of clinics, rehearsals, and finally a concert last night. The director, Marty Robinson, had pu...
Posted by David Bixler on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:25:00 PST |
Chicago Wed |
The first leg of the journey started with a long wait at the Newark airport. It seems like every trip in this day and age is not cool. Its not the jet age-it has to be...
Posted by David Bixler on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:30:00 PST |
Heptagon |
I had the privilege on Monday of having Heptagon, a composition of mine, performed by the New York Saxophone Quartet as part of a recital on Monday. They are great play...
Posted by David Bixler on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:01:00 PST |
