Number 61 January 5, 2011

We just spent the day on a photo shoot  with Emily Palen at Grace Cathedral.  It was wonderful to hear her play again in that sacred space.  Our photographer David Papas is brilliant, and all the crew were wonderful.  Visitors to the church would stop and listen as Emily played, and sometimes take pictures of our photo shoot.  One dear woman asked me if Emily was improvising, as she had never heard the music before.  I responded that it was indeed improvised, and that the two nights of recordings would be released presently on our Valence Records.  When I mentioned that Butch Morris is also on the label, she said that her brother-in-law is a friend of Butch's, and a big fan.  What a small world!