For the last 20 years, I’ve tried to play my violin like a tenor sax. Instead of choppy articulation, I go for a fluid phrase that a lung full of air could create. The pressure of the bow on the string is like forcing air through the reed, pushing that threshold between a full tone and noise. Lester Young is my guy, as are Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster,…
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The Andrew Bird Jazz Trio - Live at the Green Mill
Happy first birthday to Sunday Morning Put-On.
May 23, 2025
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