Zuk – with commentary
“Zuk” was part of Optimistic
Assumptions, the first of two instrumental collections I recorded in the
early 1990s. The second collection was Anything
Grows. Together, they make of a string of experimental pieces I’m quite
pleased with, though some of the recordings have suffered the ravages of time.
They are also among my last completed recording projects, only succeeded by the
4-song Ashley Standing demo, and the
Plastic Mikey CD Cook Up Something New!
Both of those later projects were disappointing
in the end; they just never measured up to expectations.
Since the mid-1990s, I have focused more on performing than
either writing or recording, and that has no doubt been a tactical error, since
I am better at either writing or recording than performing. I also enjoy performing
less than either of the other two. I am currently entering tech week for a
musical production for which I am the keyboardist and pit conductor. I didn’t
really want either role, but agreed to it in a moment of weakness. The show is
written by a local playwright/composer, and is not a bad show at all. In fact
it is quite clever, and has gotten a lot of good press already, but I am simply
not enjoying it. I think once this run ends in just three weeks, I will retire
from doing things like this. When there are other people both more eager and
more qualified to fill the position, why should I do it?
My interests and aspirations are evolving away from a career
as a performing musician. It is a period of exploration and introspection for
me. Also education! My priority at present is school, to which I have returned
after an absence of many years. I’m hoping to prove that you CAN teach an old
dog new tricks!
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
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