February 2008

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Day to Day
Ayre tour kicking total ass
02.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

So having just finished the first leg of the Ayre tour with the Orquestra Los Peligrinos or Marranos or whatever we’re called on a specific day, I can say truthfully that I love my job. Music has always brought me happiness, but it seems to keep getting better and I believe that the happiness infects [...]
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Keepalive on Chicago Public Radio
02.12.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Over the past week and a half, I have been doing a bunch of seminars in Chicago Public Schools. One of the High School seminars I did went really well and we had a representative of Chicago Public radio with us. Catalina Maria Johnson was the reporter, and she recorded the whole thing and did [...]
Day to Day
High School Kids Are Awesome
02.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

So I went To Teddy Roosevelt High School in Albany park, Chicago today to do a quick little “masterclass” of sorts. I went out with Gonzalo Grau, the Percussion player from the opera I’m here doing. We had a great time explaining Flamenco music to these kids and showing them what it’s like to look [...]