One of the things I admire about the jazz tradition is the fluidity with which musicians move from being leaders to sidemen. Take an album like Conference of Birds by…
I’ve started a subscription option on Bandcamp. Here’s the description you’ll find there – consider joining or telling a friend: https://jdsoundbite.bandcamp.com/subscribe The great improvisational trumpet player Bill Dixon once said…
I have a new record coming out on 11/20/20 that I made with my friend Dennis Callaci at his house in July of 2019, fresh off a fun tour of…
When I started writing this series a number of years ago, I didn’t think I would be including Stephen J. Malkmus in the line up. My last year in college…
On Friday, September 25th, this 2xCD 50 track reissue/compilation of early solo recordings that had not previously been digitized was released by Shrimper and Inundation. It’s available now through Bandcamp,…
Outside A Small City originally came out in a limited edition of 100 vinyl LPs via Italian label Almost Halloween Time Records in April of 2019. I’ve just made it…
My mother used to tell me she got a weird feeling when she walked into vintage clothing stores in the 1990’s. She said a lot of the clothes on display…
Yes, social media can be a waste of time, and a low self esteem machine. Yes, it facilitates hate and social sniping. But – with a good roster of musical…
I don’t make best-of lists at the end of the year, but the song I spent the most time listening to in 2019 was B-Movie by Gil Scott Heron: It’s…
Diversification: the key to financial success. A cliché to be sure, but one worth following. I am blessed to collect revenue from a vast stream of people who share my…
