Trombone - the art, method vs. contribution
I began playing trombone in 1964 as a matter of default. My eldest brother was Lester Bowie, world reknown trupeter and the middle son Byron was a multi-reed player and accomplished arranger. Nine years younger than he, 11 yrs old, and faced with the dilemma of instument choice, posed by my elementary school music teacher, I chose the trombone. In my mind this completed the horn section in the family. read more »
Kosen-Rufu, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
Literally, it means to widely declare and spread (Buddhism); to secure lasting peace and happiness for all humankind through the propagation of Nichiren Buddhism. More broadly, kosen-rufu refers to the process of establishing the humanistic ideals of Nichiren Buddhism in society read more »
Manifest
As we are moving well into 1997, I find the passing of the comet
Hale-Bopp an appropriate time to share some recent and current thoughts
in "Soapbox". Defunkt is approaching a 20 year anniversary in 1998 and I
am now 43 years old. With more than 25 years logged as a professional
musician-artist-visionary. I am born of a school of the art that
encouraged individualism and uniqueness. read more »