http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff President, New Indie Artists Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en my riddle for today.............There's been a ship wreck at sea. You're in a life boat with your two children. A shark comes up and says, " Here's the deal, I'll safely take two of you to the shore,  but one of you has to let me eat you. What do ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/08/07/looking-overseas/ I'm now down to 185. the wealthy and wise is still subjective.  Hope to have new downloads from my new CD up soon.  http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/07/28/healthy-wealthy-and-wise/ The ultimate prize fight.  You against your own negativity. I found my self saying the other day, "If I do that one more time, I'm going to kick my ass".  btw .... lost 10 pounds last week. So I'm weighing in at 190..............  just in case you were wondering.   http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/06/30/and-in-this-corner-weighing-in-at/ I know you all think it's June 4th.  But in my world, since my group is 35 Days in May. Well........ you can understand.I'll be going into more detail later. But a lot of you are asking about the art work on the "Bobo Bazinsky in the Bronx" CD. Briefly, it ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/06/04/today-is-may-35th/ I really appreciate the many comments I'm hearing about my music comparing it to, " reading a Harry Potter book".My suggestion for listening has always been, relax, get in a comfortable chair, (don't multi-task) close your eyes, and enjoy the sights and sounds you'll experience from listening to 35 Days in May.What each ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/06/03/harry-potter/ So, there are two versions of how the name "35 Days in May" came about.Version 1 - I remember that I was trying to think of a name for the group. I always liked numbers within a name (9 Inch Nails - 3 Doors Down etc).  So I just came up with 35 Days ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/05/16/there-are-35-days-in-the-month-of-may/ I have openings for three students. I teach improvisation, composition and "creativity". My group "35 Days in May" is an example of my work (jazz/fusion/urban R&B and "as some have referred to it as tri-hop or acid jazz").... which is my resume.www.newindieartists.com/35daysinmay/ I am only accepting advanced students that are serious ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/05/12/three-new-students/ Bass Line is done. Sal DeRaffele came thru as he always does with a great bass line.  I started out by having Sal just play thru the entire tune. After a few attempts we realized that this piece was like a suite. So we approached it in sections......... as usual this composition is eclectic in nature ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/05/02/beam-dream-2/ April 6th was the 8th time AEIC was a main sponsor for the Annual Fairfax County Bookmark Contest. There will always be concern from parents about their kids and drugs. I run a non profit called Arts & Education In Concert (AEIC), that specifically addresses the issues with ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/04/22/project-x/ So when I shave in the morning I use Gillette Foam ..... it always reminds me of when I went downtown (Washington DC), on 14th street, to Ewell's Barber Shop. This was in the '60s ... so I wasn't shaving yet. But watching my dad and grandfather get a shave ... http://www.newindieartists.com/jeff/2008/04/17/ewells-barber-shop-14th-street-washington-dc-60s/