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Love this headline from @404media.co "AI is African Intelligence"
For #TunesOnTuesday this week I'm revisiting my 2021 release "Island in the Sea" in honor of Aaron Myers' visit to St. Croix this week for a concert at CMCArts. Find the complete video at lnkd.in/eS4f2hJm
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#TunesOnTuesday takes a break from the original songs this week to share Thelonious Monk's beautiful "Reflections" ohljazz.com/2026/03/03/t... #JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano
My ongoing thesis is that a ton of people have no memory, personal or cultural, of how bad things can be in a country, because we've had such a good run post-WW2 and the Greatest Generation has mostly passed away.
“Our nation is back — bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,” President Trump said to start his #SOTU address.
📊👀 But what does the data say? See it all here: bit.ly/3OxrLC6
#TunesOnTuesday shares the third iteration of "Breathing In Time," which started during my January song-a-day challenge this year. #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky #rewriting ohljazz.com/2026/02/24/t...
I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple. www.vox.com/politics/479...
I just read Bob Hoffman's latest Ad Contrarian newsletter promoting the repeal of the famous Section 230 typeagroupllc.cmail19.com/t/d-e-gdhuuu...
It's as a good a reason as any to share this essential explanation from @techdirt.com about why that's a very bad idea www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
It was a thrill to join Melinda De Rocker for a chat with Neville James on the radio at WTJX on St Croix, sharing our stories and music before our show at the Galleon on island on Feb. 21 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hyr4g-... #JazzSky
Thanks for sharing this!
Ellis was over the top, but maybe less so in the context of the 1970s. I'm old enough to have seen Maynard Ferguson live in about 1978. Nowhere near as adventurous musically but Maynard was also a larger than life character to say the least
As a songwriter I love it when other artists play my songs. Always interesting to see another interpretation and learn how the song speaks to them.
A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise
Carter G. Woodson, the “father of Black history,” founded the celebration now known as #BlackHistoryMonth in 1926.
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As @brunojnavarro.bsky.social asks, Why, given the reality of the role, should ICE officers be armed at all?
#TunesOnTuesday shares another adventure in rewriting. I wrote the first version of "The Muse Knows" in 2021 and wasn't very happy with it. After several attempts over the years I found a better song for that title last month. #songwriting #songwriter ohljazz.com/2026/02/10/t...
Great summary, especially that detail about the PR flag. We just moved to the US Virgin Islands, so feeling a neighborhood connection to Bad Bunny's show
Reminds me of the time I had the privilege to meet the late Alan Bergman, who told us how much he respected "Johnny Williams'" talent for writing great melodies. Thanks for the book recommendation!
for more about the "Biblical case for border security"
and about the political philosophy motivating religious zealots like Mike Johnson and what makes them see the world this way and seek power in it
i spent 3 years writing a book about the movement he's part of
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#TunesOnTuesday shares version 2 of "The Smile In Your Eyes" from last month's challenge. After the writing comes the rewriting... #songwriter #songwriting #rewriting ohljazz.com/2026/02/03/t...
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
The last day (!) of my January song-a-day challenge organized by Songwriting for Music Educators. "Broken Screen" started as a writing exercise. This is the second version of the lyrics #songwriter #songwriting youtube.com/shorts/za486...
Day 30 of my January song-a-day challenge. It's my first day in my new music space on St. Croix, which of course inspired a song. Thanks to Cole Porter's "It's All Right With Me" for giving me the starting point. #songwriter #songwriting #JazzSky youtube.com/shorts/9qFDw...
Day 29 of my January song-a-day challenge (lots of writing yesterday but no recording). "Mama Don't Cuss" started with a Bluesky post reading "Auntie don't cuss at the AI." I liked the concept but thought "mama" scanned better as a lyric #songwriter #songwriting youtube.com/shorts/6iL8f...
Day 27 of my January song-a-day challenge. "Leave a Fresh Footprint" was inspired by a remark from a friend while shoveling snow: "When your snow reminds you of your childhood and your muscles remind you of your age" #songwriter #songwriting youtube.com/shorts/AL7sp...
Day 26 of my January song-a-day challenge. I saw a rainbow this morning, which led to "The Power of a Rainbow" (following today's song form prompt from Kat and Sarah at Songwriting for Music Educators!) #songwriting #songwriter youtube.com/shorts/PZxzs...
Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
Day 25 of my January song-a-day challenge. The feel for "Leave a Little Mystery" was inspired by a tasty Billy Higgins drum loop from drumgenius. #songwriter #songwriting youtube.com/shorts/zTWyt...
Day 24 of my January song-a-day challenge. Thanks to #MissManners for this one. She responded "May you two have a long and happy life together focusing on your various grudges." I found a love song there. Here's "We Hate the Same Way" #songwriting #songwriter youtube.com/shorts/pITPK...
For Day 23 of my January song-a-day challenge, I reworked "Breathing in Time" from the 19th, adding a verse and setting the words to a brighter blues feel. Sending island breezes to my friends and family in the path of this weekend's winter blast. #songwriter #songwriting youtube.com/shorts/ciQb3...
