Wonderful news! At last night’s 42nd Covenant Awards, sponsored by GMA Canada, I was honored as “Jazz Artist of the Year.” The event was live-streamed from Trinity Western University in British Columbia. I owe a debt of gratitude to my wonderful musical collaborators, Karly Epp, Karl Kohut, Dave Smith, Kris Allen,…
Consider this quote:
The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor… Jesus never commanded me to love my religion.
– Barbara Brown Taylor (from her most recent book, Holy Envy.)
I spent a good chunk of yesterday harmonizing the sax soli for Cow Tippin’, the piece I was commissioned to write for Marshall University’s Jazz One ensemble. Here’s an audio clip, as rendered by Finale’s playback function: You can follow along by reading my chicken scrawl, below. I like to…
From my family to yours… Merry Christmas! Click on the photo or link to view our festive video. https://youtu.be/qOppbKFyzRc