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Honkin’ on the Flute

flute_bannerI’m enjoying playing the flute again and doing it on my terms with few expectations. The pure tone and free-blowing breath of playing the flute makes it a fun, meditative exploration. It is an alternative challenge to playing the saxophone since

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Honkin’ in Lima, Peru

honkin' in peruIn 2007 I traveled to South America to perform at the XVII Festival Jazz en Lima, Peru, with the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra. One of the highlights of the festival was a concert we performed in the Lima neighborhood of La Victoria. This is where I met a young saxofonista named Claudia Medina.