They were talking about money on NPR. I found a picture of a very large banknote.

They were talking about Jack Teagarden on NPR. I decided to go with the other kind of tea garden. Layered, like rows of tea trees...

A customer came into the shop and wanted to talk about lentils. So be it.

The sort of banalities that help one get through the day . . . the radio is playing music so I'm relying on conversation for inspiration . . .

They were playing something "different" on the radio; a Charles Mingus tune. So I played something "different" too.

impro for improfriday

xenharmonics for improvfriday :)

little critters singing

In my late teens I was in a hard rock band and this was one of our songs. This recording is not the band but myself doing all the instruments and vocals. Our singer Kevin wrote the lyrics but I forgot some of the lines and adlibbed a bit of it…

This was from about 4 yrs ago thru a Guitar Center King of the blues online collaboration. I was using Guitar Rig Jimi Hendrix Octavia on this.....pretty hairy sound right there.

song by David Murray Project Wakerobin is: Kevin Gerzevitz - Hammond Organ Jason Stewart - Guitar Marc Carmi Smith - Drums

about school bullies.

As the AIDS crisis exploded in the 1980s, Matt began to write lyrics that dramatized the impact on society. Matt sings the lead vocal.

Matthew absolutely loved horror films. He sings the lead vocal on this early demo tape.