How Playing Guitar Helps When Life Gets Heavy
Learning guitar at 48 has become one of the best ways I reset when life gets heavy. A reflection on stress, music, practice, and finding peace in small daily habits.
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15 Essential Jazz Albums for Beginners (A Music Fan’s Guide to Getting Into Jazz)
Looking for the best jazz albums for beginners? Start with these 15 essential records, including Kind of Blue, Blue Train, and A Love Supreme.
Vinyl, Beginner’s Mind, and the Albums That Slow the Room Down
Vinyl collecting doesn’t have to be expensive or performative. I buy records that slow the room down and invite full, front-to-back listening.
New Mantra: It’ll Be All Right
While listening to music and thinking through a problem, a quiet phrase came to me: “It’ll be all right. You’re gonna be all right.” A new mantra, born from stillness.
How to Maintain, Organize and Clean Your Vinyl Record Collection
A simple, proven method for cleaning and caring for vinyl records. From garage setups and vacuum cleaners to anti-static tricks and organizing by mood, here’s how to keep your collection quiet, clean, and built for a lifetime of enjoyment.
Starting Classical Guitar at 48 — Why I’m Learning Something New (and Hard)
At 48 years old, I decided to learn classical guitar — not because I needed another hobby, but because I missed the feeling of being a beginner again.
Jazz for the Night: 10 Perfect Albums to Set the Mood
When the day slows and the lights dim, these ten albums transform your space into a quiet sanctuary. Music to close your eyes to, and drift.
The Quiet Hours: Finding Solitude in Gym, Woods, and Music
The quiet hours come in many forms — an empty gym on a rainy day, a path through the woods, or the glow of vinyl spinning late at night. Each reminds me that solitude is its own kind of luxury.
When Knowledge Becomes a Song: Lessons from Drums, Science, and Spirit
What does it mean to truly understand something? From Feynman’s sixth grader test to AC/DC’s simplicity, from indigenous wisdom to the lessons of drumming, this reflection explores how mastery moves beyond names into songs that touch mind, body, emotion, and spirit.
A Night with the Rising Sun
One night of umpiring, vinyl, and baseball videos reminded me that even as Gio grows more independent, music and small moments still stitch us together.
Why I Began Collecting Vinyl
From mix tapes and college soundtracks to Sunday morning pancakes, music has always marked the chapters of my life. Rediscovering vinyl brought me back to that magic — slowing down, savoring albums front to back, and hearing them in a way that feels alive.
Aliens, Guitars, and Maxell Tapes: The Epic Fifth Grade Mixtape That Had It All
Van Halen. KISS. The Carpenters. A wild mix of noise and wonder—and a drum solo that rewired my brain. Music has a way of opening portals.
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