“Sanctuary” airs on WKCR-FM / Columbia University tomorrow, January 14, 2021

 WKCR-FM / Columbia University advises that my extended solo recording, "Sanctuary" / ARC-0767, will have its NYC debut tomorrow, January 14, 2021, around 10:30-11:00 a.m. EST.

Please tune in, and thanks as always for your support. https://

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Moving forward, with purpose: notes from December 29, 2020

Some notes to let you all know that music research and development is continuing, despite the current public health emergency, and relentless gloom-and-doom reports as to the alleged state of the music "industry".   

Attitude: as a practicing musician, you make it work. You never allow others to determine your artistic outcomes in this complex field.  

Ongoing studies of works by Isaac Albéniz are extremely useful, yielding insights as to avenues for further exploration.   

I've recently collaborated with the Bay Area bassist / conductor Carl Herder on this remote project for small orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X055o5PtOF8&feature=youtu.be, and there may be more of these ahead.

I'm on standby for a possible New York debut of the "Sanctuary" session on terrestrial radio there; a broadcast first.   Also, there's an essay pending at Jazz Tokyo https://jazztokyo.org/ that will likely be published early next year.  Will keep you posted.

All good wishes for 2021, 

James

Artists Recording Collective ARC-0767. Fall 2019 release.

The performance, in its entirety

Alberto Hernandez, master engineer, prepares for tracking of "Sanctuary". Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco. July 7, 2019.

The Hamburg Steinway concert grand piano, Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco. July 7, 2019.

The "Sanctuary" session. July 7, 2019: a multi-month preparation, realized. Celestial sounds and chromatic variations at the Hamburg Steinway. Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco. Alberto Hernandez, session engineer. Fall 2019 release on the Artists Recording Collective label.

Preparation for Summer 2019 solo recording is underway; session to be released on the ARC label

A rare Hamburg Steinway concert grand piano is at the center of this summer's solo recording session in San Francisco, which will be released on the Artists Recording Collective label.  Preparations continue; updates will be posted to this page.