Archive for 'Music' Category
Singer in the Subway
Musicians in the subway are pretty common. I see them every day. Some are impressive, some not. Last night I was leaving the gym after an especially tiring workout. My legs felt like rubber and I just didn’t feel like going down into the hot subway right away – so I caught an uptown M104 [...]
Not With the Band
There was a physical therapist I met a few years ago when I was in the hospital. She was a very nice older middle-aged woman and we got along well from the start. We got talking about our lives and it turned out she had been a dancer many years before. While she loved dancing, [...]
My Rhythm Is Good
On the worst of days I will find a moment and live there—in a precious place unto itself neither present nor past. I had a moment today on the fourth beat of the 28th bar of Tito Puente’s’ Oye Como Va. So far I’m going on many words to express the singular special-ness of this [...]
I Love a Piano
I’m not sure exactly where my passion for stride piano started. I started my musical career with piano lessons when I was very young – but it never went anywhere as I just didn’t have that much interest. Dumb kid. When I finally did start paying attention and getting interested in music it was all [...]