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I know it’s been such a long time since I released any new tracks. Recently, I unearthed this track from a few years ago. A friend invited me to the studio one night, I laid down the bass and keys, David “Edge” Posey added drums, and I went into the booth and improvised [...]
How preposterous, this idea of lying to the self. I find it is so easy to feel confused in life, but maybe, this is because we are not listening to ourselves! So, it is easy to lie to the self, because we are not having an honest internal dialogue. Recently, I have [...]
Moment before, nothing.
Moment after, nowhere.
A handful of happiness,
Sugar and water.
Molting…a process requiring patience…encouraged, beginning to see the light…
Oranje
NUVO
It’s a familiar story: an artist unappreciated in his or her homeland finally finds success in Paris. Even if clichéd, it’s sometimes true. Ask soul/jazz vocalist and pianist Sean Haefeli, an Indianapolis native and then-Chicago resident who popped over to France for six months last year.
“It’s just so much easier for music or art that’s [...]
These pictures were taken on the farm of my dear friend, Marie-Laure Valandro. Ever since we met, while hiking in Isle Royale, ten years ago, her family has provided me with a refuge from the city life. Their dedication to a self-sustained, agrarian way of life, unconcerned with society’s superficial fluctuations, technological obsession, [...]
I must begin this posting with an apology for derelection in my blogging duties. With nothing to report, I would not be culpable, but having appeared in Soul R&B Le Magazine, I certainly should have made an entry! Hopefully, some of you in France were able to pick up a copy, as I [...]
This weekend performed for the Nu Jazz Review, in Dayton, Ohio, at Michael’s Dining and Jazz. Performing with me on the concert were Brandon Meeks, bass and Greg Artry, drums. Although the venue did not present the ideal space for performance, we had a great response from the audience. The best reaction [...]
Apollinaris, known as “The Queen of Table Waters,” has licensed Bedroom Window for a cd titled, Songs for Dinner, which will be distributed to their clients, in Germany. Other artists on the cd include Ella Fitzgerald and Jazzanova; an honor to be included in such wonderful company! Here is a link to their [...]