Miles in memories
Miles Davis died 29 years ago this week. This morning his son and nephew were talking about growing up with him on “q”. He was obsessed...
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Jan 21, 20191 min read
Memories of a rock concert
When I was nine months pregnant with my second child, living in Manhattan, just before Christmas in 1967, I went to a concert by a...
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Hamilton and me
After eight packed days in Ottawa, I came here to NYC for some rest and entertainment. Last night I went to see a Broadway play:...
Sep 8, 20172 min read
“A beautiful trip”
Yesterday (or maybe the day before, all days running into each other recently) I heard an awesome interview on q (CBC radio arts program)...
May 10, 20161 min read
Amazing
On April 30, Jacinte Armstrong, dancer, Sageev Oore, composer and pianist and Nick Halley, percussion, danced and made music in dialogue...
Apr 15, 20161 min read
The necessity of art
Yesterday morning, Steve Reich was talking about his music on CBC radio program q. One powerful comment he made, loosely quoted, was...
Feb 7, 20141 min read
A night on the town
IMG_3939, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Last Saturday evening I went to see Jenn Grant sing with her new group, Aqua Alta, at the...
Jan 28, 20141 min read
Magic
Sunday morning, Michael Enright, on the Sunday Edition (one of my favorite programs! favorite moderator) interviewed Petula Clark. At 82...
Sep 18, 20131 min read
Burn Water
Blue skies from now, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Sunday evening I went to a concert/dance performance that was on the grounds of...
Jul 16, 20131 min read
Last week was a blast
Besides cleaning up the mess from painting my walls, cleaning my studio, weeding and planting in the garden, I went to two great jazz...
Jul 6, 20131 min read
A long day, really
IMG_3354, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Yesterday Jo came by at 6:30 am to pick out the work for the exhibit at her gallery, opening...
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Otherwise
P1040368, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. Maybe the hardest part of coming home is being home. After so much activity, it is quiet...
Jun 10, 20132 min read
Direct Perception 2013
Back home after four exhilarating, exhausting and productive days as one of three teachers at the Direct Perception Workshop in...
May 1, 20131 min read
At the Carleton
At the Carleton, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn.
May 1, 20132 min read
But they were out of hamburgers!
James Hill & Anne Janelle, originally uploaded by leyaevelyn. I went to see/hear James Hill on the ukelele and Anne Janelle on the cello...
Apr 12, 20131 min read
Grand Piano Passion
Nancy M. Williams, an award-winning writer and ardent amateur pianist, is the founding editor of the online magazine, Grand Piano...
Feb 23, 20131 min read
I’d rather be painting
Indigo Girls at Park West in Chicago, September 18, 2005. (left to right: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Indigo...
Jan 30, 20131 min read
“If you cannot be enlightened, pretend to be someone who is enlightened, and then behave like
I found a great video of an inspirational commencement speech on Rachel Pink’s blog. It’s great. The speaker, Neil Gaiman, not only...
Jan 6, 20130 min read
Jan 6, 20130 min read
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