Daven Tillinghast, Composer & Lyricist
@daventillinghast.bsky.social
Award-winning composer and lyricist, avuncular curmudgeon, armchair philosopher; I like coffee, jazz, poetry, and science news
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New EP coming up on Halloween!
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
A chorus of Monk’s “I Mean You” (taught to me by Syd Potter RIP) to plug tonight’s duo gig with Vince Brown at the Eastside Club
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A chorus of Monk’s “I Mean You” (taught to me by Syd Potter RIP) to plug tonight’s duo gig with Vince Brown at the Eastside Club
I continue to spend most of my evenings at home with my beautiful wife and our sundry creepy-crawlies, but every so often I perpetrate acts of jazzmanship in the local hidey-holes where that sort of thing is rewarded; to wit:
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I continue to spend most of my evenings at home with my beautiful wife and our sundry creepy-crawlies, but every so often I perpetrate acts of jazzmanship in the local hidey-holes where that sort of thing is rewarded; to wit:
Revisiting this standard, reflecting on the turning seasons, plugging my EP, etc.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Revisiting this standard, reflecting on the turning seasons, plugging my EP, etc.
Thinking about planting daffodils, & about Steve Munger, who taught me this song, & about my new EP
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Thinking about planting daffodils, & about Steve Munger, who taught me this song, & about my new EP
If you like this chestnut standard, you may or may not like anything on my new EP ‘World Travels’
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If you like this chestnut standard, you may or may not like anything on my new EP ‘World Travels’
A nod to the changing seasons, and, unrelated: my EP ‘World Travels’ is now streaming everywhere!
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A nod to the changing seasons, and, unrelated: my EP ‘World Travels’ is now streaming everywhere!
I was telling a student today about having my first guitar feature in WWU Jazz Band on this charming tune.
Also, apropos of nothing: new EP midnight Halloween
Also, apropos of nothing: new EP midnight Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I was telling a student today about having my first guitar feature in WWU Jazz Band on this charming tune.
Also, apropos of nothing: new EP midnight Halloween
Also, apropos of nothing: new EP midnight Halloween
Thinking of my friend and mentor Syd, who taught me this song, among many others
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Thinking of my friend and mentor Syd, who taught me this song, among many others
I’ve got a new EP of folk songs from around the world coming out midnight Halloween; in the meantime, here’s a fairly straight ahead version of this classic:
open.spotify.com/track/0blhUH...
open.spotify.com/track/0blhUH...
Wayfaring Stranger
open.spotify.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’ve got a new EP of folk songs from around the world coming out midnight Halloween; in the meantime, here’s a fairly straight ahead version of this classic:
open.spotify.com/track/0blhUH...
open.spotify.com/track/0blhUH...
Workin’ on an Aguado etude and also, in unrelated news, EP coming out midnight Halloween
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Workin’ on an Aguado etude and also, in unrelated news, EP coming out midnight Halloween
An homage to this week’s foggy mornings, and, I digress: new EP ‘World Travels’ out midnight 11/1
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
An homage to this week’s foggy mornings, and, I digress: new EP ‘World Travels’ out midnight 11/1
My new favorite band, straight out of Bremen, where they practice in a Cold War-era bunker.
Their bassist Ilko says: “In the bunker, there is no reception, no internet; there is only guitars and drums.”
modesaison.bandcamp.com/album/catwalk
Their bassist Ilko says: “In the bunker, there is no reception, no internet; there is only guitars and drums.”
modesaison.bandcamp.com/album/catwalk
Catwalk, by Mode Saison
13 track album
modesaison.bandcamp.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My new favorite band, straight out of Bremen, where they practice in a Cold War-era bunker.
Their bassist Ilko says: “In the bunker, there is no reception, no internet; there is only guitars and drums.”
modesaison.bandcamp.com/album/catwalk
Their bassist Ilko says: “In the bunker, there is no reception, no internet; there is only guitars and drums.”
modesaison.bandcamp.com/album/catwalk
Hello, Friends, Daven here, just taking a moment to thank my three newest benefactors: Tom, a classical guitarist, Shannon, who has a budding keyboard player at home, and Lisa, an aspiring keyboard player herself. Thank you for the support, and thanks for listening!
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Hello, Friends, Daven here, just taking a moment to thank my three newest benefactors: Tom, a classical guitarist, Shannon, who has a budding keyboard player at home, and Lisa, an aspiring keyboard player herself. Thank you for the support, and thanks for listening!
A little Jobim, and, entirely unrelated: World Travels streams everywhere midnight Halloween
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A little Jobim, and, entirely unrelated: World Travels streams everywhere midnight Halloween
New EP midnight Halloween , sounds nothing like this tender jazz ballad fyi
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
New EP midnight Halloween , sounds nothing like this tender jazz ballad fyi
A song for the season by Wayne Shorter
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A song for the season by Wayne Shorter
Autumn in my ‘hood
October 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Autumn in my ‘hood
“The results suggest that creativity could be prescribed, much like exercise, as a low-cost, accessible, and powerful way to protect brain health.”
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...
International study shows creative experiences can delay brain aging
Engaging in creative experiences like music, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain aging and promote healthier brain function, says a new international Global Brain Health I...
medicalxpress.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“The results suggest that creativity could be prescribed, much like exercise, as a low-cost, accessible, and powerful way to protect brain health.”
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...
In a few weeks I’ll put out a small collection of folk songs, ‘World Travels’. From my last such EP, here is a psychedelic rock interpretation of an ancient hymn. You may be wondering “why?”
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ffpx9RhvidgfiRjvT3HQ3?si=VSPekFY_SuiKCgGQkDHquw
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ffpx9RhvidgfiRjvT3HQ3?si=VSPekFY_SuiKCgGQkDHquw
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In a few weeks I’ll put out a small collection of folk songs, ‘World Travels’. From my last such EP, here is a psychedelic rock interpretation of an ancient hymn. You may be wondering “why?”
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ffpx9RhvidgfiRjvT3HQ3?si=VSPekFY_SuiKCgGQkDHquw
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ffpx9RhvidgfiRjvT3HQ3?si=VSPekFY_SuiKCgGQkDHquw
This month my subscribers on Patreon step with me to an older version of the song that Simon and Garfunkle sang to so much acclaim in the sixties. Mixed and
mastered by Mike Tortorello, Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA Enjoy the track and thanks for listening!
mastered by Mike Tortorello, Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA Enjoy the track and thanks for listening!
October 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This month my subscribers on Patreon step with me to an older version of the song that Simon and Garfunkle sang to so much acclaim in the sixties. Mixed and
mastered by Mike Tortorello, Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA Enjoy the track and thanks for listening!
mastered by Mike Tortorello, Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA Enjoy the track and thanks for listening!
New EP coming up on Halloween!
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
September 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
New EP coming up on Halloween!
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
Big thanks to Mike Tortorello at Soundchaser Productions, Olympia, WA
Here’s a throwback from one of the world’s earliest operas; I have a new EP coming out soon that features more italiano and some other reimagined gems:
open.spotify.com/track/018MwR...
open.spotify.com/track/018MwR...
Lasciatemi Morire
open.spotify.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Here’s a throwback from one of the world’s earliest operas; I have a new EP coming out soon that features more italiano and some other reimagined gems:
open.spotify.com/track/018MwR...
open.spotify.com/track/018MwR...
A lot like someone you know
September 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A lot like someone you know
Bridge out on this classic by H. Hudson
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bridge out on this classic by H. Hudson
