Some time ago I was turned on to an African drummer named DouDou N'diaya Rose. The first time I heard his ensemble I was floored. Particularly with the pocket his music creates. It's such a wobbly, almost drunken groove that you simply can not avoid it. The other...
I was a little hungover one morning and started humming the root part. By the time I got to recording the basics, I was a little less hung over... hence the title. I've really been into 5 lately. This little ditty moves from a 5/4 to a big 5 waltz. It started as a...
This piece of music has traveled a long road. It was first written as percussion composition sometime in 2010. In 2011 I was asked to join a prog-rock instrumental band called North Trail Rhythm Project. I introduced the tune to the guitarist who composed parts for...
This piece was written in June of 2020. For 6 or 7 years preceeding this time, I had become increasingly enamored with the music of Nik Bartsch, specifically the work with his band Ronin. I had seen a performance in Sarasota in March, 2019 and was blown away. His...