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In Lieu… 25 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
… of an actual blog post, the last recorded musical homework of my Introduction to Jazz Improvisation course that I’ve been taking over at Coursera. Two tunes this week, because we have no analysis/wr...
The Other City of Angels by S.P. Somtow 25 Aug 2013 | 08:31 am
Well, I haven’t posted about any of the books I’ve read lately, so I may as well start again, and I figure this is as good a place as any to begin. Somtow Sucharitkul (who goes by S.P. Somtow in his f...
Yes, Except… 22 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
Note: This post was pre-written for posting long ago. I set it to autopublish later on, as I won’t be having much internet access for the next few days. I do have it, off and on, but not enough to be ...
WWSRD? (What Would Sonny Rollins Do?) 19 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
The title of this post is a question every tenor saxophonist asks himself or herself at some point, and I think it belongs on a T-shirt. I’d buy a few of them for myself, to be sure! Anyway, what led ...
Back to Our Regularly Scheduled…. Er? Happy Birthday and Anniversary, Mrs. Jiwaku! 17 Aug 2013 | 12:31 pm
There’s been a lull around here. That’s been for a combination of reasons, some of which are personal and which I won’t go into, but also because Mrs. Jiwaku and I have been rather busy lately. This w...
“Natural Selection” Trailer 17 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
The Korean title is “Natural Selection” (well, the Korean equivalent: <자연선택설>) but the English title isn’t, though Mrs. Jiwaku and I both call the film by that working title. (The English title is “En...
Easy Recipes to Blow Your Mind, #1: Omija Bacon 8 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
A post in response to the request of a friend. Omija is an interesting berry: its Latin nomenclature is Schisandra chinensis, the latter portion of the name being a hint that it is native to Asia–part...
Coursera Jazz Improv Class, Week 2 Homework 6 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
It’s probably silly of me to start with a caveat, but: this weeks’ homework could have been easy if I’d let it be. It’s basically playing six scales or modes, then improvising freely on them. This is ...
Music From a Vietnamese Funeral 5 Aug 2013 | 11:55 am
Back in June, a funeral was held in our alley here in Saigon. At least, we think it was a funeral. It involved tables and chairs out in the alley, and a band that was playing music from early in the ...
Culinary Madness… 5 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
I’m too busy for a proper post, but I thought I’d update on last time with more pictures of all the nice stuff we’ve been cooking up here in Saigon. The nice thing about having a fair amount of time, ...
