Being

<p>I’ve always been interested in life circumstances, I give a lot of thought and time to it. There is so much within the practice of improvising that involve choice and reaction/interaction, it’s impossible for me not to think about how it parallels with everyday life. And while many of the entries within this collection deal explicitly with their accompanying piece of music, I thought it might be nice to have one that speaks on being, to try and briefly outline what the realities of my existence are like, to be considered in tandem with the music I create. Ultimately so many of these thoughts and experiences make me the artist and improviser I am today. I know there are many who feel and struggle with similar things, especially in these times where nothing in our current world seems to make any sense.</p> <p>It is an absolute joy and pleasure to have this life of mine, to travel and connect, to make music with so many individuals and communities that make up the world of original, unconventional, experimental, whatever you wanna call it, music. To lay these things out isn’t to solve anything, I just think it’s important to articulate some of the complexities I feel we all go through as artists – and since it’s hard to express, I find it often goes unsaid. I see this as an opportunity, to say out loud and describe somewhat incoherently and incompletely, what it’s like for someone like me (and maybe you) to move through this world…</p>