Category: Observations

Very flattered to have been asked by Giovanni Russonello of the New York Times to contribute to “5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Chicago Jazz” alongside Dee Alexander, Lauren […]

Many thanks to Bill Meyer for his February 27 review in Dusted magazine of “Broadcast Transformer” by Edition Redux.  Though it’s always gratifying to get a positive respon […]

“What would Ellington do?”  I grabbed that idea from director Billy Wilder (“Double Indemnity”, “Sunset Boulevard”, “Ace in the Hole”, “Some Like It Hot� […]

Cash only, except when it’s free.  Though there is always incredible art taking place in Chicago, what’s even more remarkable is that so much of it is available for free.& […]

There are still a few days for folks who have access to the Criterion Channel to see an obscure crime film from Blake Edwards, “Experiment in Terror”, released in 1962 between […]

Much gratitude to all the artists I had the opportunity to perform with in 2024. This work, sometimes for one set or a recording session, sometimes for a series of concerts togethe […]