Albums

Arpa is Italian for harp. Every voice in each movement is an arpeggio, the act of unfurling a selected group of tones, best expressed in the sweep of a harp. Lines of differing tempi interact, causing an expansion of western counterpoint, first refined in the music of...

The sounds and gestures of distinct cultural genres are explored here, and expanded to create new musical forms beyond tradition. Tu tu mbira (10:36) In Sudanese, tu tu mbira means something that is good, reflecting a positive mood. The mbira instrument is an African...

Stile Brillante is a term for 19th century virtuosity, which I have redefined in this album, from a single effort to a union of interlaced forces. The Chopin etudes were used as a model, through unbridled emotion and utilization of the entire piano range. Imagine a...

surf raga (10:27) arctic raga (10:34) fjord raga (11:04) pelagic raga (12:44) squall raga (11:50) reef raga (12:03) Ocean Ragas explores the tradition of the Indian raga form, for solo piano and percussion. 1 - surf raga Listening to the rhythm beating against endless...

Colossus - two grand pianos (6:53) Wanderlust - studio piano, Rhodes piano (6:58) Heaven’s lonely gate - studio piano, B3 organ (7:45) Pulsar - studio piano, console organ (5:31) Treat me right - two grand pianos (6:44) Downtown shuffle - upright piano, grand piano...

Mallet - tenor ukulele, tenor guitar, violoncello (13:02) Plectra - mandolin, bass guitar (6:29) Apoyando - soprano ukulele, acoustic guitar, bass guitar (9:43) Una corda - three soprano ukuleles (9:38) Arco - dilruba, double bass (6:28) Sub ponticello - koto, esraj,...

Equatorial is a reassembling of the natural world through field recordings by intrepid researchers and scientists. It is also a journey around the equator beginning in Ecuador, moving east through Suriname, the Atlantic, Congo, Kenya, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatra,...

Anemone - coots, dippers, robin, geysers (2:31) Among flowers - double bass, voice (5:30) Mud rut - cranes, snipe, fumarole (4:03) I have seen water - assorted flutes, voice (10:34) Spadefoot - elk, squirrel, toad, vireo (5:43) The stars - violin: Stephen...

An exploration of keyboards, from rhythm and blues to Baroque, the breath, reed bellows, organs, harpsichords, melodicas, celestas and toy pianos. All ensembles are noncooperative, meaning that each instrument plays in a singular, independent time structure. Two...

Tango reducido (6:22) Laisser (8:00) Trillium (11:59) Amoroso (7:44) Hydra (9:27) Berceuse (12:09) Natura sonata (22:07) This music is derived from the most simple rhythms and sounds occurring in the innate world. It is layered in a noncooperative manner independent...

Mountain Lion Jina (9:45) Chavin Burial Drone (9:35) Transocean Water Dance (8:51) Man of Corn (8:39) Antelope Keep (9:17) Great Wall (9:53) Tibetan Bon Bonpo (9:13) Rovliako Khelipan (7:51) For the lover of invention, wayward ethnomusicologist, empathic historian and...

Forced Migration (9:09) To Polar Ice (26:10) Swarm Intelligence (6:33) Resistance (22:13) Tsunami Genshi (10:32) Double Helix (4:23) Stasis is an electronic album that delves into the natural world. We are also part of nature. Human reaction and nature are more...

Sea Wolf (5:40) Acorn Planter (4:27) John Barleycorn (9:00) To Build a Fire (6:21) Valley of the Moon (4:55) Call of the Wild (3:27) Northland (8:34) Burning Daylight (6:23) All Gold Canyon (5:41) photo montage by Paul Hadley. All music performed for voice and piano,...

Gesse of the Cotton Club (1:40) Follow Your Heart (1:56) Iambic pentameter (1:04) Soothing the Beast (1:56) Fugue (1:56) Whisper (2:09) Fallen angel (2:47) Fats (2:15) Cry the echo (4:02) Edge of the forest (1:24) Blues for Obama (1:20) Two bit 12-bar (1:44) Distill...

Janet Planet (5:55) Martini Glass Blues (4:13) Samba Conrado (4:12) Rebecca’s Journey (10:37) Night at the Troubadour (6:14) 6 a.m. Storm (2:54) Columbus Avenue (7:08) City Lights Revelation (6:56) Kerouac Rhapsody (4:44) Mount Vesuvius (6:24) Composer/Vesuvio CEO Ron...

If you have ever attended or played in a drum circle, a magical environment often emerges, while the session continues into the night. Here I create my idea of the ultimate drum circle, with a common yet transforming beat, soloists to make it interesting, and...