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04: Murder By Debt – Hanna Morrell

August 1, 2018 • No Comments

Dream big!  That’s what this episode is really all about.  It’s a conversation with Hanna Morell, who is not only a financial advisor & educator, but also a tour guide on the USS Blueback which was featured in an earlier episode.  We’re in the studio instead of on the submarine[…]

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03A: Glass+Rocks=Art – Olivia Vavroch (part 1)

July 4, 2018 • No Comments

This is part 1 of a special 2-part episode featuring Olivia Vavroch, a Portland-based artist who works with a variety of media, including stained glass. She also teaches art classes and sings with The Purple Herons, as well as doing a duet with me in the studio! This episode was[…]

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01: Sidlin’ – Dee Emm Elms

June 5, 2018 • 1 Comment

This episode is a conversation with author Dee Emm Elms about her online novel Sidlings and the music I was inspired to write both for and by the story, along with a quick introduction to this series and music from Sonny Landreth, Clive Carroll, and the Seat Belts.  Dee also[…]

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03B: Glass+Rocks=Art – Olivia Vavroch (part 2)

June 4, 2018 • No Comments

This is part 2 of a special 2-part episode featuring Olivia Vavroch, a Portland-based artist who works with a variety of media, including stained glass. She also teaches art classes and sings with The Purple Herons, as well as doing a duet with me in the studio! This episode was[…]

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New Music Is Here!

August 2, 2015 • No Comments

As promised, there is new music! Ocean Amblin’ This is a song that has been in development for many years. It all started at a jam session when someone suggested we groove on a 2-chord progression that was quite pretty. The person who suggested it said that he was working[…]

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Market

May 21, 2015 • No Comments

It was one of those things you always hear about, but seldom run into if you’re lucky.  And if you’re luckier still, it turns out well. Last Sunday I had a gig at a local farmers market.  We’d set up the date at least a month ago and it was[…]

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Free-Rangin’ Chicken Pickin’

June 24, 2014 • No Comments

Good analogies get harder to find all the time. Everybody’s seen everything and every possible kind of comparison has been made between everything because you never know when the right set of variables will trigger a marketing algorithm. So when a good analogy comes along, it deserves to be celebrated.[…]

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New Instrument, New Song, New Story

March 31, 2014 • No Comments

The Instrument – I have been studying the koto for a couple of months now, and recently made a breakthrough with the help of a slightly different tuning. Instead of the traditional Japanese hirajoshi tuning (D G A Bb D Eb), my teacher Mitsuki Dazai showed me a tuning based[…]

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Survival Sundays

October 30, 2013 • No Comments

I’m in between two interesting weekend gigs right now. Last Sunday (Oct 27) I played with another 1/5th of Dyssband and this Sunday (Nov 3) I will be playing with some fraction of The Imperfect Strangers. For those who may not be aware, this isn’t that unusual. Musicians are a[…]

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New EP Released

September 11, 2013 • No Comments

I’m so excited about this I don’t even know how to begin. My first EP has been released! I had a fun and extremely educational time doing a recording session and decided to keep the momentum going by taking those tracks and making an EP out of them. So not[…]

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Jim Dorman is a musician, composer, and teacher who used to be a juggler. But instead of juggling balls or clubs, now he juggles notes. Due to continuing loss of sight, Jim has developed intuitive improvisation skills, a passion for imagination, and a love of listening that is delightful and contagious. Jim draws audiences into his creative universe, encouraging listeners to see the world differently, and leaving folks smiling, humming, and wanting more. LEARN MORE

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