Good day, Nostr 👋 Hope you’re all doing great! Today I’m playing around with some music I really love… “Music for 18 Musicians” by the minimalist composer Steve Reich. This piece is an hour-long journey of pulsing chords, rhythms and textures. Because it’s so spacious, it actually works beautifully to play overtop of… so here I am, just vibing with it a little. It’s wild to think this music can go on for an hour, evolving slowly the whole way through. Anyway, hope you enjoy this little window into the beginning of it. Thanks again for all the love on my recent posts! 💜💜 #musicstr

Good morning, Nostr 🌞 Thanks so much again for all the engagement yesterday!! I really appreciated those of you who re-shared my “4 weeks on Nostr” celebration post from a few weeks back. Just a handful of reposts from folks like @MAKE SONGS LONGER, @walker, @corndalorian, and a few others got the word out in such a big way… I think I gained around 50 followers yesterday, which is kind of wild. 🙏⚡️ For today’s video, I woke up thinking about Miles Davis. I’ve always loved his album Kind of Blue… that modal jazz feel… and especially the tune So What. I’ve even had my students transcribe Miles’s solo from that tune before. So I thought, why not try something fun… here’s me “duetting” with Miles himself, improvising over and around his solo from So What. How cool is it to trade phrases with Miles Davis? 😄🎺🎻 Hope you enjoy, and hope you’re having a great day! #musicstr

Good morning, Nostr 🌞 Hope you’re having a great day so far! I just picked up the violin and the first thing that came out was this little rhythmic chord progression. Something I love to do is try to lock into a groove, then see how many ways I can change it up and improvise with it. First you’ll hear just the chords → then I roll the bow across the strings with a bariolage bowing → then I start sneaking in little improvised lines on top, trying to hop back into the groove (not always perfectly, but that’s part of the exercise). Also… shoutout to my amazing t-shirt which I won at a Halloween punk show costume contest, dressed as Van Gogh (plus his “Sunflowers” 🌻). My wife and I definitely stood out that night! Thanks for listening, and see you tomorrow 🎻✨ #musicstr

Good morning, Nostr ☀️ I took a much-needed day off yesterday to take in some nature and lots of sleep, but I’m back this Monday morning. Today I’ve been diving into the music of French composer Olivier Messiaen, especially his approach to rhythm. If you’ve never heard it before, his music is fascinating, both beautiful and strange. Here’s a little violin improv inspired by Messiaen, especially his ametrical flow of rhythm. It’s a different kind of sound, angular and unpredictable. Hope you enjoy this exploration, and if you’re curious about Messiaen’s music, feel free to let me know, I’d be happy to chat more about it. 🎻✨