Archive for the 'great musical thinkers' Category

Conversations with drummers – Warren Smith, Barry Altschul, Alvin Fielder, Jerome Cooper – and reflections about Jack DeJohnette

• December 4, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Six years in the life of a concert setlist devoted to performing music by Pat Metheny

• June 7, 2025 • 1 Comment

“Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words” – Reflection 14 – bassist Steve Rodby

• June 25, 2024 • Leave a Comment

Meditations on Billy Childs, “Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro”

• April 11, 2024 • Leave a Comment

“Pat Metheny: Stories beyond Words” – reflection 8 – Mike Stern & Jack DeJohnette speak about Pat

• March 17, 2024 • Leave a Comment

“Pat Metheny: Stories beyond Words,” reflection 5 – music and the metaphor of storytelling

• February 5, 2024 • Leave a Comment

“Pat Metheny: Stories beyond Words” reflection 4 – music writing, empathy and differentiation

• January 1, 2024 • Leave a Comment

A wonderful juggle: completing a recording while writing a book …

• December 6, 2023 • Leave a Comment

“Pat Metheny: Stories beyond Words,” reflection 3 – wordless vocals

• October 22, 2023 • Leave a Comment

“Pat Metheny: Stories beyond Words,” reflection 2 – Neither This ‘Nor That

• September 5, 2023 • Leave a Comment