Kuh Ledesma & Pops Fernandez with Chokoleit Canada Tour |
The tour with these two vocal legends from the Philippines was a good one, all things considered. I wish I had had more time to look over the music before heading off to Edmonton for the first show. T...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:30:00 GMT |
"We're Not Dead Yet!" |
For the past several years, Michael Ryan, a wonderful guitar player, has been gracious enough to have me fill in for him at the Candlelight Pavilion dinner theater in Claremont. (The dinner theater ha...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:44:00 GMT |
Road Trip Report |
I am finally back from the road trip! Asides from having to stay one night in Fresno and eating probably the worst Moroccan food in San Luis Obispo(I know I should have known better, but it looked goo...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:08:00 GMT |
Art and Music Essay |
Commentary on a Selected Quote Within the chapter dealing with fragments in Romantic literature and music, Charles Rosen states that, "The work [of art] is not intended to convey the...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:32:00 GMT |
Most Rewarding Gig Ever |
Anyone who has made or attempted to make a living pursuing their art knows it is far from the path of least resistence. At times, I have felt that musicians have a thankless task and wondered where ex...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:24:00 GMT |
New Tracks Posted! |
For anyone interested in hearing some new tracks from the guitar duo, you can listen here: http://www.myspace.com/classicaljazzguitar. On th jazz and Latin tracks, I am playing the melody and first so...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:07:00 GMT |
For Guitar Repairs: A Recommendation |
For anyone who is looking for someone to do any type of guitar work (e.g. setup, refret, restoration...) in the area, I highly recommend Matt Levonian. I have dealt with many in the world of guitar re...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:35:00 GMT |
Friends |
Recently, a good friend phoned very late/early. What he had to tell me was most unfortunate. After hearing what I did, I could not but help feel honored to have him confide in me such information. Whe...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:13:00 GMT |
Zappa Plays Zappa |
Upon just returning from Zappa Plays Zappa, I must say I was quite impressed with how well Dweezil did at performing his father's music. In his own right, Dweezil sounded excellent. While all the play...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:24:00 GMT |
Jazz Education |
While I am sure it is an highly unpopular stance, the way in which jazz, especially improvisation, is taught is greatly flawed and even antithetical to carving one's individual voice. The proliferatio...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Jun 2005 19:16:00 GMT |
