My work with These Are Not My Hands expands the boundaries of the piano as an ensemble instrument, and often the boundaries of music itself. Alternately beautiful, hard-driving, haunting or cacophonous, I try to maintain the interplay between musicians by alternatively providing an interesting musical “backdrop” upon which to improvise, and taking the lead in directing spontaneous compositions created in real time, without any discussion, do-overs or map to our destination.

The clips below are taken from recent These Are Not My Hands sessions, and showcase a wide variety of playing styles, including some invented on the spot.

These Are Not My Hands is an improvisational collective of musicians and performers who gather at Studio P in Sausalito, California for the purpose of making spontaneously created soundscapes. Spoken word, baritone sax, dimestore percussion and occasionally, a theremin combine with more conventional instruments to weave unique musical tapestries.

Click on the mp3 link to listen.