Ride into the Sun
Watching Rome Burn
Hi everyone, thanks for tuning in. I’ve been reading other writers on Substack for a while now, and believe in the format. I’ve decided to start posting and have started a Substack publication, Watching Rome Burn. There, you can read this new introductory essay, with more to come.
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On Tour
“Few performers dissolve into their music as completely as Brad Mehldau. To watch him live is to witness a man disappearing into his own interior, as though the piano were a threshold. In Mehldau's hands, the piano becomes both confessional and sanctuary; an instrument for meeting the unmet parts of the self. His gift lies in making his interior feel universal, turning inwardness into a kind of communion.”
– Grace Easton, The Line of Best Fit
Music
The Brad Mehldau Interview with Rick Beato
Hi everyone, hope you are all well out there! Rick Beato, whom I’m sure many of you know, invited me for an interview in his studio and we got to talk shop. I’ve been a fan of Rick’s videos for a while now, and it was great fun to sit with him and wonk out a bit. Here it is if you’re interested…
– Brad