Updates:January 7, 2026: The case is ongoing.January 29, 2024: Mr. Rusch passed away on January 14, 2024 according to publicly-viewable Wikipedia entry.September 10, 2024: The case is ongoing as of September 10, 2024. One of the many cases we looked at in my music business course was that of Robert “Bob” Rusch who used to…
Recently, I learned of an album review written by a seasoned writer, whom I did not know personally, published on an online platform frequented by music fans. The review itself was wonderful, but there was one error which I noticed. The author, referring to my nonverbal vocal improvisation, wrote that I sometimes sang in Japanese…
The following is based on a presentation I recently did during a class visit at Dartmouth College. When the pandemic hit, live in-person performances were suddenly cancelled, the phrase “force majeure” was thrown around to nullify contracts, and the organization had to quickly reevaluate its raison d’être as well as shift its PR strategy. In…
My two recent albums are both wordless: Geometry of Caves (Relative Pitch) and Protean Labyrinth (Bandcamp, self-release). I included liner notes in the DL of Protean Labyrinth which explains a little of why I chose to not use words, and this is an addendum. One, I wanted to explore how listeners – including myself –…
So, the Big Ears Festival was a big surprise in terms of Braxton repertoire. I wrote in the last post that the Anthony Braxton Trio, which I am part of, usually performed Braxton’s Falling River Music. That was before I left for Big Ears. The 10+1tet had been getting ready to perform Ghost Trance. But…
Listeners often ask me about the Braxton trio I am part of (with AB, Taylor Ho Bynum, me), usually along the lines of “what’s going on musically?” Braxton’s musical systems are multi-layered and interconnecting. The main composition used in our trio, or what we refer to as the primary composition or territory, belong to his…
Some of the scores used for 12 Duets (DCWM) 2012 Tracks 1 – 4 12 Duets (DCWM) 2012 by Anthony Braxton These tracks were recorded over two days, Aug. 14 and 15 in 2012, at Wesleyan’s Crowell Concert Hall. Each track consists of two different Falling River Music scores (graphic scores), one each for Anthony…