Why my music is on Bandcamp now
The last few years of trying to figure out the "new music business" have convinced me to release all my music on Bandcamp. Here's why.
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creating original music
creating original music
So Far From My Home
Twenty five years ago, I wrote a song called So Far From My Home, while visiting my father in the place where I grew up. I’d like to tell how I came to write this song when I was home.…
Be Natural
Here’s my original song “Be Natural”, in an intimate acoustic vibe. This song was first recorded by The Blue Heathens Jazz Band, which I was a founder member of, on their debut album. It’s a kind of philosophical tune, the…
Gonna Lay Down All My Troubles
I wrote this song in about 2011 or so. I was studying musical arranging online with Berkeley College of Music, and this song came out of that. I think I’d been listening to Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac’s classic “Need Your Love…
Beautiful Aliens
Here’s an acoustic version of my song “Beautiful Aliens”, with a little baritone sax on the side. I wrote these lyrics quite some years back, the chords and melody went through quite some versions before I came up with this…
Where The Dirty River Flows
How a nighttime walk in South London inspired the song “Where The Dirty River Flows” is released on all streaming platforms today. This is the short story of where that title came from. Listen to it now: Spotify Itunes /…
Things That Music Taught Me
I’m in a philosophical and grateful mood. I’m grateful for all the amazing experiences, friendships, adventures I’ve had through music, and I hope for more to come. I’m especially for all that music has taught me! Music can be a…
Lester Leaps In
This short promo film was filmed in St Davids, an idyllic town in Wales, in the area where I grew up. Along with Seppe (guitar) and Dajo (bass), we were happy to provide some background music, and we appear from…
Lockdown Music Video “Where The Dirty River Flows”
Corona lockdown has left me some time to finally finish a video I started work on last year. The song is an old one, a kind of poem about the tension between our busy lives, the need to be always…
Clarinet Swing Reviews
Some reviews from all over the web for my CD Clarinet Swing. Where I could find the original, click the link to visit the original web page. Thanks to Scott Yanow, George Fendel, Ian Mann, Maxwell Chandler, John Book and…