Kenny White Records One for the Ages

Kenny White Records One for the Ages

Kenny White’s album, LONG LIST OF PRIORS, is a masterpiece. Read about it here, and buy it now!

Creativity and Madness

Creativity and Madness

Come to Santa Fe, July 27 -31, 2015 to participate in this terrific conference, where I will be presenting Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz: A Portrait of the Artist as Madman.

Sessions With Sinatra by Charles Granata

Sessions With Sinatra by Charles Granata

Read my review of one of the best books on music and recording ever.

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

If you’ve encountered the thing that prevents us from writing that novel, inventing that app, working to end sexual abuse, or losing that fifty pounds, you know that this is an uncanny force of indomitable strength, that by all appearances has a life of its own. What is it? Successful author, Steven Pressfield provides the answer is his pithy, accessible book, The War of Art. Read more about it here.

Tiger in the Rain: Michael Franks and John Simon

Tiger in the Rain: Michael Franks and John Simon

On occasion, I worked on a record where the folks making it were nice and somewhat sane. Sometimes, these records were beautiful, and the people who made it were excellent at what they did. One such album was Tiger in the Rain by Michael Franks, produced and arranged by John Simon.

Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz: An Introduction

Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz: An Introduction

On October 24th, 2014, 35 years after the original release of his masterwork, All That Jazz, a dream of Bob Fosse’s, and mine, finally came true. On that night, I had the opportunity to share my story of craziness, catastrophe, and this long-delayed triumph with an audience at the Jacob Burns Theater. It was a night that I will never forget

Radio Interview: Magic and Connection

Radio Interview: Magic and Connection

What is the magic? How do we access it? Find out what ancient philosophy, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, and Attachment Parenting tell us about manifesting an exciting, love-filled life in this radio interview, featured on “The Mikie Show.”