What's next?

Well, I'm back again for a while. I just took a short trip back to Chicago to do a little research for a book I'm writing. It was great to be back with family and friends. The city has changed even more and looks fantastic. I spent a great deal of time with my cousin's husband, a bass player who played with my father for a while. My first evening in Chicago; I went with him to one of his current band's rehearsal;I knew several of his bandmates and it was good to hear them play again. My being at this rehearsal was by design. You see, my cousin's husband has been trying to get me to play trumpet again for some time. I admit I left the rehearsal thinking about playing again. But more interesting was a little trip we took a few days later. He took me to see Jodie Christian. You see Mr. Christian played with my father for many years and is known as one the best jazz pianist in the world. It was good to see him again and think about some of the good old days spent tagging along with he and my father and his youngest son. I was fascinated to see him working with some of the new music software. Of course, he asked me to look at one the programs he had not used, but of which I had a working knowledge. What an afternoon we had! That small visit with Mr. Christian worked to inspire me more than anything else.  This was a good trip back home.

Recharged and ready for more!

Well I'm back. I took a long vacation away from the blog to kind of breathe mentally. Now I can pay a little more attention to what's happening in the world of music. I had a rather interesting conversation a couple of weeks ago with my cousin. He asked me if I had started to take on any new musical projects. Or, if I had started to practice playing trumpet again. The answer to both of his queries was no. But after we finished talking, I really gave our conversation a lot of thought. For the first time in a while I really wasn't even thinking about new projects. I had no thought of going into a studio and/or producing any new music. For the first time since college I was thinking exclusively of publishing material about music and music education. Maybe that's what I would end up doing all the time. Only time will tell if I get the itch to produce music again. I thought if one of my daughters showed interest in music that would prod me. But neither of them ever seriously wanted to sing or play musical instruments. So that led me to where I sit today. Writing this blog and preparing to write a book about my high school marching band. I'm recharged but only for publishing. For now!