melody is all up in your network

Got an e-mail Sunday that a good friend had died. Tally Richards sold modern art in Taos for more than 20 years. She represented Fritz Sholder for most of that time. She left Taos about 5 or so years ago, moving to Palm Springs, California. Before she left she gave my family a Fritz Sholder lithograph called "The Family," a book that included the work, plus a fat file of correspondence between her and Sholder from 1970 until his recent passing. When I was going through my Rolodex for reference… Continue

Thought I'd share some of my original music along with some jazz standards. I actually recorded these a while ago at Dead Horse studio in Taos. At the time I was playing with an excellent guitarist, David Hale, who has since moved on. I'd love to find someone to play with again -- not just an accompanist, but someone who really digs the music and knows a little about it. Hey. I can produce charts, but you have to want to play the tune.… Continue