On March 30th, I had the pleasure of hosting a conversation with composer Jeffrey Mumford, online for National Sawdust. I’ve collaborated with Jeffrey for about a decade, playing and recording his pieces and premiering new ones.

The full conversation is here. We talked about his music, his feelings about being an African-American artist, and inspirations from nature and visual art. Note the shifting, Rothko-esque patch of light behind me, along with the blue-grey wall I found for a backdrop. We also shared an excerpt from the recording of my performance of his piece “eight musings…revisiting memories”.

On April 16th, I’ll be premiering a new solo he wrote for me, called “fleeting cycles of layered air”. It’s on a recital I just recorded for Harvard’s Fromm concerts. Check it out here.