The Grand Tapestry

Monday, September 7, 2026

[Jazz Theory]

I have a folder, headed, 'Jazz Violence' where works of mine which likely abuse the 'Jazz' moniker are safely kept away from my more acceptable Jazzly endeavours.

I have joked in the past about a sort of rivalry with the guys at Open Jazz Studio in St. Louis, MO., but the fact is that I catch a video-short of theirs, or as I am learning about some other aspect of Western Tradition music, I run across some related video from them and I watch and learn ... something.

This piece came about after a minute or two into Adam Mannes' lesson on VIths from Vths...

'Sixtth From Fifth In The Shade'

Sunday, September 6, 2026

[Music]

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I have the individual tracks,

SEALIFE

[Mussorgsky-esque]

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Vaguely 1870s-ish Russian,

'Modern Sounding, and Yet...'

Saturday, September 5, 2026

[Tu Eres Mi Corazon]

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You're How I'm Wired

Friday, September 4, 2026

[Ugh!]

I just saw this and was dumbstruck by the light; The Light! on those boats -- it is an intrusion of photorealism into this otherwise impressionistic piece and it -- ...

I had to share it with you Love.

[Commissions]

John came through with another request: Solar Surrealism:

'Burnt Amber'

The Garden Consumed

[All The Colors...]

Love

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