Tea at The St. Regis
This great piece on Henry Threadgill brought up the name Steve Backer, a guy I hadn’t thought about…
Wood Shedding Season
Was so happy to vote yesterday and to see sanity retake the House of Representatives. We didn't win…
Dave's notes from the road: Augsburg
Gartenamade Hubert posted this picture of me and Joe from Augsburg. It’s been such a pleasure…
Metamorphosis | Ophiucus
Getting to play with two of my heroes and one great new friend. I first met Fred Frith when he…
Please Do This
Our ever-changing landscape for recorded music makes independent creative music making more…
Metamorphosis | Lyra
Lyra features our two string players, Yasushi Nakamura on bass and Fred Frith on Guitar. Traveling…
Metamorphosis | Hercules
Right before this take Andrew Cyrille looked at me from across the studio and said, “Hercules,…
Metamorphosis | Eridanus
Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake, Fred Frith, and Andrew Cyrille. I am humbled by these masters. This…
Metamorphosis | Delphinus
Wadada Leo Smith, Dave Douglas, Yasushi Nakamura, Matt Mitchell. I’ve discovered in the course of…
Metamorphosis | Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is the Queen banished to the night sky as punishment for her vanity. She speeds around…
A Year Ends, A Year Begins
Getting ready to close out a great year for creative music! A challenging year in some other ways,…
Trumpet Music Days and Nights
New Trumpet Music is something I've been involved in for a long time. Roy Campbell, Jr. and I…