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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Interval studies. Arco e Pizzicato. “To create harmony, we must investigate discord". (Plutarch).

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Saturday, April 10, 2021

Remembering Sonny Simmons. Avec le contrabasse, cette nuit.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Fast tempo, emphasizing rhythmic control.

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

Pantonal improvisation on sequenced rhythm. Recorded March 19, 2021.

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

"Elegy". A brief piece for piano and percussion.

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

My current essay on the late Stanley Cowell, published by Jazz Tokyo. In Japanese and English. Two original transcriptions are included.

Jazz Tokyo, issue no. 274 

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Tongxiang TZS series, 24” ride cymbal, in action. Custom made.

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