by Bruce Campbell | Aug 10, 2022 | Welcome Column
If you play music, you’re probably caught in the thrall of musical instruments. It’s an insidious thing and it sneaks up on you, and no one ever warns you. You take up playing music, for whatever reason. Maybe you just wanted to carry a tune, impress the girls, or...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 27, 2022 | Welcome Column
One day, some years ago, I stepped out of a coffee shop and was approached by a gentleman whom I did not recognize, but who appeared to recognize me. He was carrying several books and a playbill. “Are you familiar with the works of Mamet?”, he asked me. “Er, uh, you...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
I have long marveled at the way live music evokes ecstatic reactions from members of the audience. I have seen this from being in the audience and being onstage, and it’s wonderful to behold. Clearly it’s a win-win situation. When we’re young – very young...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
Most times, you don’t want to be confronted with a task list. Visions of sorting laundry, cleaning the gutters, pulling weeds and getting the oil changed – ugh. But some tasks, if they are something you know you’re good at, and the results make you happy, are...
by Bruce Campbell | May 18, 2022 | Welcome Column
One of the peculiar benefits of being a performing musician is I get to see a lot of people dance. There’s just no action of self-expression as pure and universal as dance. I see little kids who can barely walk dance impulsively to live music. I have seen elderly...
