Principia Christmas 2023 Sing-Along
It was great to be back at the Principia Christmas Sing-Along this year: hearing the Christmas story and and a choir on the traditional tunes always ushers in the spirit […]
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A night with a golden piano
Last night I had the honor of playing a gold-plated piano, the first time to my recollection. It is over a hundred years old and in great shape! A joy […]
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Happy Birthday! To You!
I’ve had an arrangement idea in my head for a while for Happy Birthday. The vision includes a New Orleans parade beat, and a fast, incessant bass line. I tried […]
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Merry Christmas! … in August?
I was invited by a local fellow jazz pianist (whom I often swap gigs with) to play at the 43th Annual Glow of Christmas Past convention, held in Arlington, VA. […]
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BACK IN THE STUDIO
Today we recorded our first original Christian Science solo in at least 5 years! Making steady progress towards our next album hopefully in 2024. We wrote today’s song six or […]
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Trio Plays Porch Fest DC! (+video)
TOTAL BLAST playing a set at PorchFest DC last weekend. We had wonderful house hosts in the Hillcrest neighborhood and a good crowd of PorchFest-goers who showed up and even […]
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Playing with the Trio at the Anacostia BID JazzHop
My trio and I had the pleasure of being one of the bands playing in a jazz festival last weekend put on by the Anacostia BID in coordination with DC […]
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NW Community Church
I enjoyed playing again for Northwest Community Church a couple of weeks ago and hanging out with all of the nice folks there 🙂
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Washington DC PorchFests
We have LOVED playing at DC-area PorchFests over the past few years! Please enjoy these recaps.
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Rediscovering “The Hanons” Piano Exercises
IT IS TIME TO DUST OFF THE OLE CHOPS. There’s never a good excuse for not practicing piano, nor for that matter any skill that requires dedication and focus. yet […]