Recording with Raymond M. Wong, Author

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 IMG_4601 IMG_4604 IMG_4605

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Utah Jazz

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.

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Now Streaming: Substance Abuse in Mohave County, with Dr. Sarah Knievel, Jaimie Valdivia, and Patricia Jacques

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.

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Now Available: Tai Chi Chin Na, by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

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.

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Now Available: Cheng Man-ch’ing and T’ai Chi

We at Via Media Publishing have completed work on a new e-book, Cheng Man-ch’ing and T’ai Chi: Echoes in the Hall of Happiness. This anthology on “the Professor” is culled from the fine articles we published over the years in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts.

Our contributors are Barbara Davis, Benjamin Lo, Russ Mason, and Robert W. Smith, among others.

The e-book is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and iTunes.

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