Unemployment Never Sounded so Sweet

Unemployment Never Sounded so Sweet

I’m down to the last few weeks of my teaching job before heading out to join my wife in San Francisco.  Here’s a conversation that I have with folks about once a day: “San Francisco—congrats!  What will you be doing out there?” “Um, er, well…..” “Will...

Bert Turetzky and Creativity

It was a pleasure to feature Bert on the podcast yesterday!  Bert has some great content out there online, and I’d encourage you to check out the following video (recorded in 2010).  Bert discusses the bass, his life, the ’60s, and his particular...

Scott Pingel returns to San Francisco Conservatory

Scott Pingel will be back at the San Francisco Conservatory for 2016-17.  Scott was one of the first interviews I did in the 2.0 version of the podcast (along with Alex Hanna and Kurt Muroki). Check out this clip from my interview with Scott–it features him...

I’m going to Cuba!

I’ll be in Cuba (woo hoo!) starting this Saturday!  I’ve been looking forward to this trip all year and can’t wait to experience this fascinating and unfamiliar country. I’m also really looking forward to some time spent totally away from the...