If you’re reading this, you asked me for resources at an inopportune or inappropriate time. In the future, do your own work. But here’s your damn list.
Read MoreI have always been jealous of my male friends in the jazz world. Not because of their skill or their musicality—though I admire that also—but because of their freedom to focus on the music first and foremost. It’s a tricky concept and often difficult to explain, but today, I’m going
Read MoreI talk a lot about my relationships with men. I don’t talk as much about my relationships with women, partly because some spring from coercive solidarity.
Read MoreI’m reading Chanel Miller’s memoir, Know My Name, and I don’t know what music to listen to. What goes along with a tale like hers?
Read MoreLet’s talk about Paying Your Dues and irresponsible gatekeeping, particularly in the Phoenix jazz community. Buckle up; this is a long one.
Read MoreI’m back in Phoenix, and I’m here to stay for awhile. As I’m getting settled back in, let’s talk a little about where I’m at with that.
Read MoreI am sitting onstage with the Nash Composers Coalition—either at our inaugural concert or second; I can’t remember which—and we are almost through our set. It gets worse from there.
Read MoreMy MFA is done, and I’m wrapping up with the good, the bad, and the weird at CalArts. Here’s the good (and some weird).
Read MoreWhat the heck is a Patreon page? What am I going to do with mine? Let’s dive into it.
Read MoreTW: sexual assault. There are some policy things and some society things you should know about if you’re going to help victims of sexual assault (even just casually). This is week 4 of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, so let’s talk about some of them.
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