Weird practice places #2 - Kyoto

I haven't chosen a favorite city in Japan, but I wouldn't argue with someone who chose Kyoto. This place is so cool. And chill. And so cool. I wish I was here long enough to check out the music scene, but these days are loaded with some majorly aggressive tourism. I may not even carry my horn to Kiyomizudera.  

So I had a short session in Gion today. We actually stayed in Gion the last time here. It's the part of town where, just after work and right before dinner, you'll see the Maiko-han and Geiko-han (Geishas) headed to their respective houses. 

And then then there was me: 

この写真に見えるより京都はもっと綺麗どすよぅぅ。 

じゃ、以上。明日はすごく忙しいですから。 

My heart goes out to horn players who have to commute in Japan!

Weird practice places while on vacay in Japan, with my mom.

Holy moly it's been a long time since I wrote something here! 

Before the 2016/17 concert season starts back u, I'm going to do a big family kumbaya with my mom and my wife's 'rents. I need to hit the ground running when I get back, so I'll be hauling the horn around and inevitably practicing in places usually not associated with horn practice. Luckily I have my Wallace practice mute (thanks for the tip Geoff!), so I should be able to do it pretty stealthily. 

Silent, but deadly... 

So to kick it off, even though I'm not quite IN Japan yet, here's weird place number one. The inspiration for this series: LAX - terminal 5 - gate 52. 

Yee-haw!