Listening to Steely Dan on a Saturday evening turned into an hour of playing and singing along... so fun!

Is it escapist to find comfort in music? We Ithacans jokingly call our town "Mythaka"; is the name and "10 square miles surrounded by reality" disparaging? Music seems to come from a place of ideals, a reminder to take care of not just our bodies but also our minds and souls.

My first single, Afraid to Love, will be out soon. Here are a few moments from the recording session where we overdubbed the string quartet over piano/sax/bass/drums. Many thanks to David Davidson and the other players, David Angell, Chris Ferrell, and Austin Hoke. #jazz #composerlife #stringquartet

The video for my first single is done! I'm really excited about it, and it will be out Real Soon Now. This isn't it! But here are a few behind-the-scenes moments from the session when Michael Rosen, Tim Reppert, Marcello Pellitteri and I recorded the tune. #jazz #composerlife

I never really understood why Lego seemed to change from sets of generic pieces to elaborate 500-step projects to build something very specific. I always liked being the architect more than the builder (and the composer more than the pianist). #ArchitectVsBuilder #Lego #TuxedoCat #ComposerLife