Free flowing Ambient Jazz Improvisation on Piano and Guitar recorded Live in 2022 during various Sessions at 'The Living Room',

Guitarist Tim Elliot joins me on all tracks with his Telecaster and an array of pedals, as I play an ancient Upright Grand Piano. 😎  I so appreciate his continuing willingness to explore and converse within the musical universe between us.

May you enJOY. 😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Diggin' the Flow ...*... Anomon & Elliot

Set back and Let this flow come onto ya ...                                                                        It all began as an impromptu evening visit and morphed into a wonderful evening of musical magic...   
We recorded our Musical Conversations in Tim Elliot's living room with only one middling Microphone an Upright Piano and his Guitar suite, and I'm so glad we did!

Composer/Guitarist @davidjsvensson freely commented, "If the rest of the piece is even close to what the first two minutes were, then this is a masterpiece!!"  

So glad to share the results of this intimate honest and organic Live Jam with you all. I must say that i am looking forward to more such interactions with Tim. And i gotta say, 'Magic is Magic', however much Better one imagines it could have been.  :-D 

May you inJOY 


© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2021
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles& Tim Elliot 2021

Arranged and MiXed by Anomon

Autmmn Leaves photo by Pxfuel

Autumn Jam _ w. Tim Elliot

Listeners have been asking me to post our latest Raw, Organic, Harmonic, yet Edgy Jams, and it's a real pleasure to be able to do so soon!  😃

So...here's the Latest Improv with Guitarist Tim Elliot, a neighbor I never knew I had. 
Definitely, a wonderfully synchronous meeting of mutual musical understanding, listening, and flow....... 

I'm reminded of the old saying. 
"Take care... lest you entertain angels unawares."  :-D

May you inJOY.


© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2021
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2021

Photo created by Gary Courtland-Miles and was the cover of my first CD 'Continuum' © 2006

Entertaining Angels _  w.  Tim Elliot

Here's the very latest in the recent Series of Improvs with Guitarist Tim Elliot, the friend and neighbor I never knew i had!  :))

The Sound is rough n dirty but oh so honest and heartfelt.  
It's amazing how things work out when we're open to Letting them happen!  

May you enJoy!  :-D


© Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2021
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2021

Looking Up _ w.  Tim Elliot

This track is another heartfelt, raw, and organic musical conversation with my friend and guitarist Tim Elliot.  Thankfully, he's always game to sit down with me and communicate spontaneously. And while this certainly isn't professionally recorded, it has it's charms.  😉 🤸‍♂️ 🎶 

Jamming is all about being open and willing to communicate and explore, and that's what we love about it.

Anyway, this is the first few minutes of what emerged out of our session in mid May, and is actually the first Part of the Full session now published as   
 Anomon& Elliot Live! 
The second half of the total Session is now published as  
Anomon & Elliot Live! Part 2

May you enJoy. 😎


© Gary Courtland-Miles and Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles and Tim Elliot 2022
Edited by Anomon

Another Heartfelt Flow _ an Improv with Tim Elliot

Here's Part Two of the Jam that guitarist Tim Elliot and I recorded in mid May.

Part One can be found @  https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/another-heartfelt-flow_with-tim-elliot  

The Full Session can be found @  https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/anomon-elliot-live


May you enJoy it as much as we did conjuring it out of the Silence. 

Cheers! 😊



Upright Grand Piano 
Fender Telecaster and Tube Amp
One Stereo Microphone

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles &  Tim Elliot 2022

Edited and produced by Anomon

Anomon & Elliot Live! an Excerpt

I'm delighted to give you the fruit of one of our recent Improvisations.

Once again, recording with one Stereo Mic, Guitarist Tim Elliot joins me with his Telecaster as I play his ancient Upright Grand Piano and we enJoy yet another organic musical conversation.  🎶  🎹 🎻 😊

I extend a Huge Thank to Tim and his amazing Listening and Improvisational Performance skills! 🙏  🕊️  


So...
Expect nothing, 
but Listen deeply.  
The Joy is within. 😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Mixed by Anomon

First Light  *  Anomon & Elliot

Another Improvisation from from the First Light Session with Tim Elliot on Telecaster and myself on his Upright Grand Piano.

The musical conversation is very low-key, and almost subconscious. 
No driving rhythms... in fact, a kind of stasis or balance pervades the piece and it remains right in the moment.  Let's call it a musical 'Gyre', as is it's namesake, the Sargasso Sea. 😉

 May you relax, dial in a medium volume, and enJOY. . .  😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Again - 1 Stereo mic
Massaged and MiXed by Anomon

For more on the Sargasso Sea, see  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargasso_Sea

Sargasso Sea _ Anomon & Elliot

That's my grandson Jaydin kayaking with the Sun off Sunset Beach on Saturna Island, yesterday. 😊 He's been enJoying a Summer break all week here and we've had a blast.

And yeah... once again, that's Guitarist Tim Elliot jamming along with me in one  of 'The First Light' Sessions that were recorded in June. 

May you enJOY. 😎

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Kayaking with the Sun

Hiya people. 😉 

Did ya know that we're all actually Floating within this Universe within a mid sized Galaxy of a few hundred Billion stars...
amongst a few Trillion more Galaxies? 

Wow! 😮

And in such an incomprehensibly Large Space, 
Time passes  O so slowly...  😉

It's a kind of a Way Slow-Flow Cosmic Blues'! 😎

May you enJOY slowing down with Tim & I as we seek to harmonize with all of that awesomeness we're a part of. 😁



© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Live on 1 Stereo Mic
Upright Grand Piano & a  Fender Telecaster

Mixed by Anomon
Processing & Copyright of the Photo: Robert Gendler
It is new and  combines an image taken by the new James Webb Space Telescope, the Hubble, and the Japanese land based telescope, Suburu, in Hawaai, of Stephan's Quintet of Galaxies.

Way Slow Cosmic Blues _Anomon & Elliot

Another Improvisational Session with my bro Tim Elliot on Telecaster, and me on Upright Grand Piano.

May you enJOY it as much as we did.  😎

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022

Photo :  Andromeda above The Sahara Desert
Credit & Copyright: Jordi Coy

Discoveries * Anomon & Elliot

Tim and I continue our musical conversations and the kind of tonal quantum entanglement we delight in. Just letting the changes come in the flow of the music. Listening deeply and letting whatever will emerge, to do so harmonically and gracefully.  Kinda like conscious living itself. 😉

As usual, I'm on the Upright Grand Piano and Tim's manning his Telecaster.

We trust you'll enJOY this second Improvisation from our early August 'Mystic Heart' Session.

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Mixed and Arranged by Anomon
Photo of Tim in his Teaching and Recording Studio circa 2010.

Let The Changes Come * feat. Tim Elliot

Hiya Music lovers! 😊

Here's a what's become the Title Track of the latest Improv from mid August with Tim Elliot on his Telecaster and me on his Upright Grand Piano. 😎
 
More tracks from this Living Room Session are on the way, so stay tuned, Listeners. 😎

In fact... 
you can find them all together here in this three track Playlist of the same title. 
https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/sets/beyond-mere-existence

May you EnJOY!  😊



© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot  2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot  2022

Arranged and MiXed by Anomon

Photo by Pxfuel.Com

Livin' The Dream * Anomon & Elliot

I'm delighted to share the second improvised Suite that emerged out of our mid-August Session in The Living Room. Tim Elliot is manning his Telecaster and I'm on his ancient Upright Grand Piano as the musical conversation continues.

So let go... 
and expect nothing
but the Beauty of free flowing musical conversation............ 

May you enJOY! 😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Arranged and Mixed by Anomon

Under The Heavens * Anomon & Elliot

Hiya Listeners 😀

I'm so delighted to have Georg Boehme (on Sax) joining Tim Elliot and I on Telecaster and Upright Grand Piano respectively, for our new Improvised Collaboration of 'Under The Waves'. 😊   
                                                             
With the Three of us involved now, the track is re-named as                     'WithUnder The Waves'
as it brings to mind What Drifts With and Under the Currents beneath the  Oceans, Lakes , Rivers and Streams of our amazing planet. 
May it bring to consciousness an aspect of the tonal flow that moves in harmony with what lives within it. 😉

I trust you will enJOY!  

Cheers! 😊


© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot & Georg Boehme 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 
℗ Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Georg Boehme 2022

Arranged and produced by Anomon
expanding upon the original track by Tim and I called 'Under The Waves' @ https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/under-the-waves

Pic by Pxfuel :  a Luminescent Jelly drifting with and under the Waves.

Withunder The Waves * Anomon, Elliot & Boehme

Hiya Listeners, 😊
We wish every musician here on SoundCloud a Wondrous and Creative 2024!

❤️Love, 🕊️Peace, 🙏Respect

Here are the Liner Notes for this CD.

In the depths of musical exploration, where genre boundaries dissolve and creativity reigns supreme, emerges Shekinah Fire – a dynamic collaboration between improvisational pianist Gary Courtland-Miles and guitarist Tim Elliot. With their debut album, "Beyond Belief," they invite listeners on an exhilarating journey through a fusion of classical, jazz, and orchestral improvisational music.

Over the course of the past year, Courtland-Miles and Elliot have forged a partnership grounded in mutual trust, an unspoken agreement in spirit, and a fearless willingness to 'fall off musical cliffs together.' The result? Over 40 unique and passionately crafted compositions that defy categorization and transcend conventional reference points.

At the heart of Shekinah Fire's music lies a palpable sense of wonder, freshness, and authenticity. Each track unfolds with an undeniable sense of spontaneity, guided by the duo's intuitive connection and shared musical vision. Whether navigating intricate melodies or delving into soul-stirring improvisations, Courtland-Miles and Elliot infuse every note with heart and soul.

Recorded at "The Living Room" in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, "Beyond Belief" captures the raw energy and excitement of Shekinah Fire's live performances. Using only one stereo microphone, the album preserves the intimate atmosphere of the room, inviting listeners to immerse themselves fully in the magic of the moment.

Through a blend of electric and acoustic pianos and guitars, Courtland-Miles and Elliot weave a sonic tapestry that is as captivating as it is transcendent. Each composition is a testament to the duo's boundless creativity and unwavering commitment to artistic exploration.

So, dear listener, heed the call to adventure. Let go of preconceived notions and surrender to the spellbinding allure of Shekinah Fire's "Beyond Belief." For in the realm of music that is 'beyond belief,' there are no limits – only endless possibilities waiting to be discovered.

   🎹 🎶 🎸

Photo: Aurora Over Iceland 2023

Music © Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2023
           ℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2023 & Tim Elliot 2023

Edited and Produced by © Anomon

Notes for this tune:

Tim and I are back again with another of our Musical Conversations. I used my digital keyboard on this one so he could soar on his Telecaster! 😃

It takes a minute or so for us to feel our way into this one, but Tim really does soar on this track. 😉 

But really, it's such a Pleasure to Jam Live with someone who actually Knows How to Listen...  
                                                                                                          I'm so Thankful that Tim keeps showing up and letting his guitar Sing!   

 May you enJOY. 😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Fender Telecaster
Kawai ES7 Digital Stage Piano

* There is another Iteration of this Track.
   I will post it in early 2023.  Stay tuned. 😉

Photo: is of what's called a Fire Rainbow

Into The Fire  *  Anomon & Elliot

From cycle to cycle, season to season, Life unfolds and moves on, 
With us, or without us. 
'Tis largely our choice, i think.  😉

As for me, i will move with it, 
even if crossing the bridge between past and future 
seems daunting and perilous. 
For herein is the creative adventure,
where the art of Living is discovered! 😉

May you enJOY. 😊

© Gary Courtland-Miles 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022

From Season To Season

On this AmAzingly Beautiful day...   i Give you this Passionate Piano iMProvisation with Strings that just Flowed through these 'ten little fingers' during a wonderfully rich improv session.  

                                 It was born of Peace...
                                          and  Flow .....

                                            or perhaps more descriptively,  as

                                                    Pause ... and  Flow..........    

for after we Pause ... and we're in 'The Zone', 
   
             May all who love to Listen to Live Music 
                                                
                                                   enJOY !     
 

     (c) Gary Courtland-Miles 2016
     (P) Gary Courtland-Miles 2016

Pause... and Flow

This tune is about 'What We've Said' ... to ourselves and others whilst to-ing and fro-ing in this ol' world. I hope you pick up on the underlying self-deprecating humor in the music. ;)

This also includes what we've expressed non-verbally in the moment, to ourselves and 'others', whether via thought, feeling, or through those invisible cords of connection shared with friends and loved ones around the globe.

That said... here's my latest 'Sound Seed', an upbeat bluesy Piano Improv that came through while jamming with a few friends recently.  

So put on yer Tap shoes... and inJOY!   :)

©  Gary Courtland-Miles   2016
℗  Gary Courtland-Miles  August 7th 2016

What We Said

You know 'Sophia'. She's famous. She's the 'Sophy' in Philo-sophy, and also lives in 'Sophi-stication'.  :) In English, we know her as an ancient Goddess of Wisdom. 

 So...when she dreams, I wonder what she dreams of? Does she long to be just a simple mortal for a week, or perhaps to play the flute, or... to be foolish now and then?  Or...perhaps her Inner character just shines on through, even in her dreams.  :)

So let's listen in.......   :) 


              ~   Anomon

       inJOY............ 

        ~  Gary

Piano Improvisation 
© Gary Courtland-Miles 2017
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2017

Artwork © Pamela Matthews

Sophias Dream

A bit of New Music to help get us through the COVID 19 Lockdown is just what the Doctor ordered! ;) Yeah, to stay sane, all we need to do is to stay Creative exactly where we are!  

In this Spirit, this Collaboration features my dear friend Jörg, on Sax @joerxworx. And i Love what he's done in elevating this sketch to a whole other level!

May you all Stay Safe, be Good to each Other, and inJOY!   <3

© Composition & Arrangement by Gary Courtland-Miles 
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles & Jörg Stohwasser  2020

And... if you'd like to enjoy more, here are a half dozen of our other collaborations.

@  https://soundcloud.com/gary-courtland-miles/sets/anomon-joerxworx

Cheers! 😊

Movin' Thru The Lockdown _ w @joerxworx on Sax

There's no doubt about it, Music animates my Soul, and as an enthusiastic student of Life and a passionate Improvisational Pianist &  Composer,  as far as I'm concerned,  our lives would be impoverished without it ! :)  Composing is all about 'Sharing the Joy, Passion and Angst' we experience in Life, as well as connecting up with Musicians and 'Creatives' worldwide. This makes it even more wonderful!  That willingness to engage in whatever way makes SC an ever-expanding Movable Feast that nourishes and inspires on so many levels. 

Music Communicates the Emotional and Informational Content and Context of Heart, Mind, Spirit, and Soul. And 'Letting it Flow' is 'Where Its At' as I hear it!  

Over the past few years since becoming part of the SoundCloud Family, my 'Joy in and Passion for' Creative Musical Expression has increased exponentially as has my appreciation of all the wonderfully passionate Musicians and Creatives worldwide who have devoted themselves to Letting It Take Form! 

Here's a bit of a bio, if anyone is interested.  

Somehow, my MUSE got my attention at a tender age. About the time I was completing my Royal Conservatory training. 

My memory being poorer than most, I began improvising in the passages I had forgotten. And while the audience seemed unaware, my teacher chastised me indulgently, saying, "it appears I have a budding composer on my hands"!  And thus began my Odyssey into the wonderful Vibrational world of Sound!:-) In-deed, I have been an ardent, attentive and appreciative acolyte of my Muse ever since. 

During the early 1970s I had the pleasure and honour of a three year friendship and Master Class with the then Octogenarian Composer Manoah Leide-Tedesco , one of Tone Poem giant Richard Strauss` favorite pupils and friend of Maurice Ravel and other 20th century composers such as Stravinsky (whose music he helped popularize). Since then, whether Improvising, listening, studying composition or devoting myself wholly to the visual arts for years at a time, I have been deeply aware that sharing my musical insights , teaching, and or mentoring young aficionados came with the territory!   I love it, although I am afraid that as my consciousness expands...that I know less and less each year! :-)  

The Tonal Oasis called SoundCloud is a fine and wondrous place in oh so many ways.  And with your support and appreciation, I de-Light to share my music with an ever widening audience. I call what i upload ' Sound-Seeds'.  Most of these 'bed tracks' call out to be fleshed out by passionate soloists who somehow Resonate with my Soundz and Ideas.  So please drop me a line, as i am most interested in letting them bear more fruit through collaboration, interpretation, re-mixing or use in other media.    

And on a personal Note, a Huge Thank-You to each and all who listen, inJoy, and Re-Post onwards what finds it's way thru me! :) Bless y'all.  It's my Joy to simply 'Let' the Creative Spirit find expression through this instrument of Body, Mind, and Heart!  I hope you will find some peace, joy, and rest, in at least some of my improvisations, compositions, or soundz. 

Insofar as playing, and composing  ... as you continue on in Your journey into  the infinite 'Cave of Wonders' we call Music, I wish you all the very best in all Your creative endeavours. 

So Be Kind to yourSelves and one another. Be Audacious, Ready to Play, and above all, share the Joy of being able to express whatever you're feeling. 

In-deed, may The Muse continue to 'Sing on and Play on' through each of us !   For this is one way this 'ol world is lifted up, and Changed for the better - note by note, and smile by smile .  

 Yes, may we simply Let our Creativity flow forth without concern for results.
                                   Peace

                                    Gary *+*

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                       Pluto's atmosphere as seen recently by Horizon Spacecraft