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Chicago

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Last week, I had the great pleasure to participate in Vesseala Stoyanova’s Eastern Stories Under Western Skies project at the Uncommon Ground in Chicago, IL.  I got to play some amazing music with great musicians.  Below are links to a few pics & videos taken (mostly by Gonzalo Plaza) while on the trip.

I had a [...]

Dylan Gould

Monday, April 27th, 2009

A good friend and artist, Dylan Gould has a postcard project.  She was kind enough to include some photos of my website in her work.
Check it out:

Isn’t that great?!  Click on pic for more postcards.
Thanks Dylan!

Announcements

Monday, April 20th, 2009

I am proud to announce an endorsement with Godin Guitars.  I’ve been an admirer of their Multiac Series for years, and currently use two of their models: The Multiac Nylon Duet & The Mulitiac Nylon Fretless (this one’s new to the family).  Their brilliant aesthetic sense and thoughtful electronic design sets them apart from other [...]

Eastern Stories in Chicago

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

On Friday, April 24th I’ll be playing at the Uncommon Ground in Chicago, IL as part of Vessela Stoyanova’s Eastern Stories Under Western Skies project.
Vessela had a beautiful idea to combine traditional Balkan music with western musicians.  The result is music that is charming, sophisticated and delightful to listen to.
I’ll be performing with Vessela on [...]

Puppet Pictures

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Photographer, Karen Clunes, is sharing with us some of her images from last summer’s dress rehearsal & performances of The Elephant’s Child.

Currently, I’m working on building a website for puppet promotions. Until then, I’m posting stuff here, because I love this project.
Also, here are some other photos from last year’s performances.

Puppets!

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Last summer, on a rainy, hot & humid Saturday evening in the South End, some magical people told a tale about how elephants got their trunk.  The story was Rudyard Kipling’s: The Elephant’s Child and was told with a cast of voice actors, a collection of shadow puppets, and an original score performed by a [...]

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