Arrangements
Listen to Steve’s TRIO+2 and "Ticket to Ride" from his "Sketches of Pop" project—pop gems from the '60's onward, "tweaked into unique jazz pretzels."
Recent Single “The Farallons”
Written in part as an homage to one of Steve’s early influences—Joni Mitchell—a wistful melody and gently flowing piano provide a lush canvas for the plaintiff and playful stylings of soprano saxophonist, Tod Dickow (Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Connick, Jr., Charged Particles, Maceo Parker).
“On a clear day you can just see the jutting rocks of the Farallon Islands, hovering on the horizon off the San Francisco shore. It's a bit mysterious—something like a Galapagos of the Bay—and on a few occasions, hiking the ocean cliffs near my home, I've had the fleeting thought, Maybe I'll just swim to the Farallons... This song is a salve against such nihilisms, and a pledge to nurture and honor the wounded part in our psyche that longs for healing.”
#365Challenge 2020
#365Challenge - creating and posting on my YouTube Channel everyday for a full year. There’s a huge variety here, with lots of spontaneity.