On Thursday I was at Audio Mix House—formerly Odds On Recording—in Henderson, Nevada. I made a record there last December with Jaelyn Denise and Michael Cremean. It’s an incredible facility.
This time I convinced my pal Martin Motnik to stop by and take some pictures. He told me later he had taken a little video as well. I thought I’d share that here.
I was in L.A. recording over the weekend, and one of my sessions was with my pal Raymond M. Wong. Ray is an author and fellow graduate of the MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles. His book I’m Not Chinese: The Journey from Resentment to Reverence is now available from Apprentice House Press.
We made a little studio of my crappy hotel room, and Ray read a couple of excerpts from his work. I built an iso booth of cymbal stands and blankets. I must admit it was pretty cool.
Why spend a few thousand bucks at Ocean Way when you can record at the Rodeway Inn? This is a lot more fun.
Here’s a clip of Ray reading his prologue: Prologue 
On Thursday the Las Vegas Jazz Trio featuring Kai Brant loaded up and traveled north to Park City, Utah. Friday night we played a private event at the Promontory.
Awesome gig. Awesome trip.
On this week’s edition of Focus on Your Health, Dr. Sarah Knievel of Mohave Pain Management joins me to talk about the abuse of prescription medication in Mohave County.
Next Jaimie Valdivia shares the story of her sister Nicole, who became addicted to prescription medication, and later heroin. Drugs claimed Nicole’s life when she was just twenty-three.
Later Patricia Jacques of Mohave Substance Abuse Treatment & Education Prevention Partnership talks about the treatment of substance abuse.
We at YMAA just finished the new edition of Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan, by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. It’s now available.
The books keep coming in. We’ve been busy.
