I just uploaded the first 1:11 of Savoy-Lease Arrhythmia, which I composed in 1998 for jazz combo. Specifically, I used piano, bass, saxophone, and conga drums.
I think it has one of the best grooves I’ve composed and I like its type of tonality. Take a listen!
Every once in a while, you need to distract your toddler long enough for a diaper change or to get some food in him. I use YouTube on occasion and this song is one of my son’s favorites.
Besides being ridiculously catchy, it also is a nice introduction to jazz improvisation. It strikes a little close to home because it depicts how I feel often when I’m improving live.
I’m currently on an opera junket and finding Puccini arias to be sublime. Opera can be daunting to many, and to those I say Puccini is a great starting point. Melodic and compelling, his operas have a dramatic arc that is more familiar and less bizarre to modern audiences than much of the opera canon.
