Jottings is a poem by John Baron set to music composed during the COVID-19 pandemic - 1 year in when there began to be a reason to hope.

Jottings

This is a song co-written by me and John Baron (vocalist) who developed the idea for this during the adaptation of "The Woman of Andros", a Thornton Wilder novel, for the stage.

Sapphos Poem

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Shades of Blue

Moody Groove

A modal piece combining modern jazz and ancient instrumentation

Damascus

An original instrumental jazz/funk piece using an unusual combination of instruments. 

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Summer Night

A Gospel influenced piece inspired by a statement from Pope Leo XIV about how being "Woke" is a good thing - reclaiming the term from those who think compassion is weakness. 

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A soundscape inspired by the rhythic sounds of trains in motion

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Finally finding time to compose and arrange my own genre-fluid music and enjoying myself immensely in the process.

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