My ordeal was long ago and I’m fine. For far too many others, this story is today, this story is now, and this story is how they will die.
daily kaddish: for those who don’t escape
[powerpress] A kaddish for those who don’t escape domestic abuse situations.
daily kaddish: tsunami
[powerpress] For the victims of Japan’s 8.9 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor disaster in Fukushima.
daily kaddish: zsuzsi’s mom
[powerpress] For my friends Zsuzsi and Denis’s mother[-in-law], a Holocaust survivor.
the life-taker and the life-giver: on the healing power of estrogen
It was a very long time ago, but I just got jolted by it again. He, the Vet, had walked into my office. There was already a student in there and she overheard him say, “I could have killed you …” I think it opened the conversation. But before I knew it, the student had…
daily kaddish: response and call
[powerpress] In recent recordings, I tried to play in response to the call of the rhythm and shape of Mira’s reading of the “bismilleh kaddish” text. In this recording, I tried instead to play in anticipation of her pre-recorded text, trying to do call to her response. It was difficult; as familiar as I am…
daily kaddish: text jazz
[powerpress] Here I tried to improvise music in a jazzy style to the sound of Mira’s text.
counting cards with my grumpy grampa
I never gave my grampa his due, but I’m starting to appreciate him.
rudolf steiner in seven-part harmony
It’s your seven-year cycle,” she said. “You’re coming up on the next seven, so that’s why you feel that something’s about to change.” And I thought, well what a load of crap. And then I thought about it. And then I started reading. And then I thought about it some more. I always liked Rudolf…
daily kaddish: flügelhorn blues
[powerpress] A recording on flügelhorn in a bluesy style.