Not long after my record label shut its doors, I traveled to Ethiopia with Wess. Over breakfast one morning I told him I thought I was done with music. He suggested otherwise. He suggested I keep singing, keep traveling, keep speaking for Compassion’s children. Wess saw ability in me when… Read More
“So do you travel with guitars to amuse yourself or to entertain others?” he asked as I shoved the hatch of the station wagon shut on our mound of luggage. “Hopefully I entertain others.” “You’ll be singing for us then? Oh good. What sort of music do you play?” he… Read More
I had such great intentions to post book reviews here in 2011. Truth is I’m not a great reviewer. So, instead of a steady stream of articulate reviews coming at you twelve months straight, how ’bout some shoddy blurbs crammed in at the end of the year? Good? Glad you’re… Read More
I don’t have any better words for you today than these I read this morning… What would you think of a pollster who issued a definitive report on how the American people felt about a new television program, if we discovered later that he had interviewed only one person who… Read More
I tried softer reeds. Then harder ones. I bought a new mouthpiece. Then went back to the old. And when these things didn’t turn me into Branford Marsalis quickly enough, I quit. I so much hated being last – embarrassed – that I quit. My band director dared me to… Read More
I’ll be interviewed by Fox News today at 2:35 Eastern. We’ll be talking about the new album Third World Symphony and, more than likely, the ministry of Compassion International too. You can watch the interview live at live.foxnews.com. If all goes well, I hope a few folks watching Fox will… Read More
Shaun Groves