Janet Boye Jenkins is the creator of the glorious design for Two Hands. It is by no means her first CD cover. Straight out of Pratt Institut...

I did not wish a camera crew to intrude on the intimate, sequestered recording process of "Two Hands", but we did set up a station...

A solo piano recording? From the singer Gunnar Madsen? Piano is really my main instrument. I taught myself guitar and piano from the age of ...

Some of you have had problems trying to order from CDBaby this summer - they're the company that have, for years, provided such excellen...

I find it reassuring when I read of someone successful that I admire, and find that they've had a series of 'normal' jobs and li...

There are things, little things, little manufactured things, that I am grateful for every day. They are, like, miracles. They make life so m...

Coming from the library the other day I passed by our local uniform store. Pleated, boring cotton/poly blend workclothes and uniforms were a...

A year ago, while I was out jogging, I had a strange episode. Coming to a cross street, I glanced to the right to check for traffic, and jus...

Back in December, my pal Tito Uquillas, who has a hip rock group for kids called The Hipwaders , asked if I'd do a guest vocal on his u...

I feel like a king. A good king. I had such a royal time recording at Skywalker Sound. When you drive through the gate, your jaw drops at th...

I'm taking a break from practicing to REMIND you of my first solo concert in over 4 years: This Saturday at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in S...

I've been sequestered, not pestered, alone with me and a piano for weeks now. For a few hours a day at least. Then it's time to pick...

I used to dream of being on a major label. When I was with The Bobs we dreamed of it, and held out for a few years, waiting for the offer th...

I was watching Janis Joplin in "Festival Express" recently. She was cathartic. I don't think she knew how to hold anything bac...

I promised in my last blog entry, some time back, that I would be working on new piano instrumental pieces. I have been, eagerly, and I'...