by Eric | Aug 1, 2011 | Artistry, Local Art and Artists
If you ever find yourself looking at the discography of a jazz artist, you’ll often see at least two sublists: “as a leader” and “as a sideman.” The second list is usually longer, as this reflects the way in which a musician makes his...
by Eric | Jul 20, 2010 | Artistry, Orquesta GarDel, The Beast
After a spring hiatus to focus on songwriting with my bands and research with Zenph, I am happy to return to the blogosphere. The rest of the year will feature countowns to some projects I am very excited to share with you, including: 1. a mixtape from The Beast...
by Eric | Feb 25, 2010 | Artistry
I am extremely honored and proud to be a winner in the 2010 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers Awards. This marks the second time I have won the award (as well as having twice twice received Honorable Mention). I submitted my latest jazz composition,...
by Eric | Dec 27, 2009 | Artistry
Over a year ago I wrote a post about my top 10 favorite albums, mostly with a metric of personal fondness more than any sort of aesthetic consideration. As I look ahead to 2010, I see a very busy technologist (researching instruments for Zenph Sound Innovations) and...
by Eric | May 23, 2009 | Artistry, Orquesta GarDel, The Beast
I wonder if a histogram of bloggers and their usage habits might mimic a Gaussian distribution (remember the bell curve from high school?). On the low end is a chunk of people who set up a blog and forget about it the next day, leaving their two posts in the dust. On...
by Eric | Apr 1, 2009 | Artistry
Whew! I’ve been absent from blogging for two weeks because I come home absolutely exhausted and brain dead from eight-hour rehearsal days…what a treat! The Kennedy Center residency has brought me together with 28 peers, solid in their mastery of their...
