*Late night improv 1*

In March 2022, I was recording on a friend's album in a very special space, pictured here. The studio allows musicians to come and go as they please throughout the night between sessions, and many of us find ourselves sitting at the grand piano in wee hours. Sometimes alone, sometimes with others.

It's rare that I touch a piano these days, but it always feels like a gift to do so. There are several great pianists in and around my family, and I often feel humbled by the presence of the instrument. It seems to have the gravitas of a very large whale, though I couldn't tell you exactly why... the sheer size of it, sure, though I think it's deeper than that.

I always feel a bit clunky at the piano, having barely touched them since I first learned around age 5. But I enjoy how mathematical it feels. Pulls on the sides of me that appreciate science, math, problem solving. This improvisation was a late night melodic doodle in this cathedral-of-a-room. Perhaps you can feel the spaciousness of the 30-ft tall ceiling in the audio.