That piano post got more feedback than many I have written—not sure how to promote it, but people did find it interesting. I don't mind speaking into the void, of course :)

How much does a Steinway cost these days anyway?

My latest post, on jazz-poetry interactions by modern, existing musical organizations. It's fiery, thrilling stuff (not my writing, of course . . .).

"It's not super experimental, but it's also not *not* experimental."
I talked with Alta Vista about their new record Won't Believe in Dust—a Chicago trio blending free jazz, post-rock, and vintage Americana into something genuinely hard to categorize.

An amazing *Christmas* song if you don't know it, first recommended to me by Matt Gold and Jim Tashjian of Storm Jameson. pauljhecht.substack.com/p/arthur-mcb...

"What does this music need from me? What do I feel is right to offer in this moment? Over and over again, regardless of what your instrument is."

Thanksgiving post on two sets of fully improvised music at the Hungry Brain in Chicago. Just another Sunday in the long-running series . . . and stunning from first minute to last.

This went up last week: Caroline Davis's recent work using poetry in a variety of ways to create music was so fascinating to me, and I also had the great luck of hearing her in two very different performance situations a couple of weeks apart—which came with its own set of revelations . . .

This was a super-fun show to play, and it's delightful that WVPE devoted a show to it!

Hello Bluesky! Apparently it's easier to share links here and chat with other folks interested in things like this—an amazing new album from Juan Pastor's Chinchano band—a jewel of the Chicago scene . . .