“The world of now is not the world we came into.” (Copyright 2011 LSMFT). These are the profound words Loren Schoenberg spoke to me (and promptly copyrighted) at our recent lunch in Seattle during which we meditated on our early days as musicians in New York. Loren and I were band mates at a regular … Continue reading
I’ve always loved the Maynard Ferguson big band version of La Fiesta (Arr. by Jerry Johnson) with the killing Alan Zavod Fender Rhodes solo. Through the miracles of the interwebs, the conductor’s score for that very arrangement made it into my hands and my crazy thought was, how would this sound with the B3 playing … Continue reading
Did I say “ME”?…..I meant “us”…because there is no “me” in “famous”;) So we are working on the production end of a new CD, meaning the tracks are selected, EQ’d and mixed and now it’s just all that other stuff like artwork, liner notes, etc. All the stuff that I hate to do and aren’t … Continue reading
This is my old college roommate, fine guitarist and wonderful composer of Brazilian tunes, David Rosenblatt. Shortly after graduation, he received a Watson Fellowship to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and self-immerse in that musical tradition for an entire year! Rough. I recorded two of his earlier tunes, O Cristo Carioca and Subindo o … Continue reading
{Insert Obvious Here} The internet has changed the way music is produced, marketed, “sold”, and consumed forever. When I say “sold”, I should really say “obtained” because purchasing music has become optional. But if you feel guilty and don’t buy into your anti-establishment neighbor’s argument that downloading MP3s for free is cool because you’re just … Continue reading
Chris Fagan Jazz 