3 August 2008. There is a new CD far along in the works! (Sneak preview of the cover.)

After the release and distribution efforts of in small hours, I intended to take at least a year strictly to work on my playing abilities, rather than writing and recording. Best laid plans! The first half of these pieces wrote themselves in the nooks and crannies of practice time, and I soon realized that they were preparing to assemble themselves into a new album whether or not I was ready.

It was the easiest time I've ever had finishing a composition. The pieces are musically the simplest I've written to date, but as the work neared completion, I realized that the piece as a whole had taken on a life of it's own, despite the simplicity of its parts. I'm very happy with the music.

As to the recording, I'm in the midst of an experiment- I've decided to try to record it myself. A big part of the year has been spent researching equipment and software, and an even bigger part has been spent learning how to use the software. I've concluded that I might be able to do a pretty good job of it!

7 February 2008. Connecticut Fine Arts Radio, NPR radio stations WMNR, WGRS, WGSK, and WRXC, ran a feature program on in small hours tonight, including eight tracks from the CD! Great thanks to Music Director Dick Hageman, who has been a terrific supporter since I first started publishing music.

30 January 2008. The Italian arts magazine Emme K has included a feature article on me and in small hours, and included a track on a sampler CD that was included with the issue. Emme K has circulation of more that 15,000. My friends who read Italian have yet to get back to me on what the article says!

8 December 2007. in small hours has been in the top 100 of the NAR radio charts for two months, getting as high as number 9 in October. At last count, 183 broadcast and internet radio stations are playing the new music!

8 September 2007. Even though some of the pages aren't finished yet, it's time to launch the new website. Thanks to Ben Crenshaw for more amazing design work and Joakim Back and Aaron Mahler for use of their fantastic photos!

1 September 2007. in small hours is released today! The music on in small hours is deeper and more sophisticated than my first cd, first fall night. It was engineered and co-produced by Grammy Award-winning engineer Corin Nelsen at Will Ackerman's Imaginary Road Studio, and mastered by legendary mastering engineer Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering.