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Giuseppi Logan Saves the World

September 9, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

I got the call from the universe, or a feeling from deep inside, that it was time to go see my buddy Giuseppi a few days ago. I tried to get other folks to join me, but it looked like it was me and G again. I found him in his room wearing a fly […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

Bright Momentum

August 26, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

Daniel Carter and I talk about many things. He’s the person who got me to start writing. I used to have a notebook of stuff that’s lost now. I was using an ancient tool called a pen that I could use to write words in ink on paper. We used to roll on the phone […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, New York City Subway Drama and Beyond

Death

August 2, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

I read an interview with Branford Marsalis who spoke about a group of people gathered around Elvin Jones asking him about what it was like to be right at the center of John Coltrane’s music. Elvin said that at the core of it all was this level of conviction: To reach that level with someone […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality

Soaring With Bird. The Astrology of Charlie Parker

July 15, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

Looking deeper into the astrology of Ornette Coleman inevitably led me to the astrology of Charlie Parker. Bird is where Ornette started. Thanks to Massimo Magee who asked me when I would do Eric Dolphy’s chart. That idea made me realize I had to go to Bird first. Looking closely at Bird’s cosmic relationship with […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

49

April 10, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

49 trips around the sun is not just a quick skip through the park. My older friends are quick to tell me that I’m still young. It seems that as long as someone is older than you, then you’re still young. It goes right to the top. My father, in his mid-70’s, was telling me […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front, Uncategorized

Soul Thesis

March 3, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

Who writes the idea of your soul? We all have to be who we are in this world, no matter what, but who decides where and when you are born, and with what purpose? I have always felt out of time and out of place, and left with no choice but to trust the process […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality

Natural Music, Part 2 (Eagles and Snakes)

January 9, 2019 By Matt Lavelle

Just a few weeks past, the Universe had me walking across town in NYC with none other than Pharoah Sanders. When you’re around someone imbued with that much spiritual power, you can sense something present that’s beyond the energy that you’re used to, especially in such a twisted environment as Times Square. The weather was […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

Reflections

December 17, 2018 By Matt Lavelle

As 2018 draws to a close, I have found myself not reflecting on the past year, but on all the music I’ve been involved in since 1978 when Mr.Natoli told me I was a trumpet player. I’ll be 49 next year. I’ve spent the last several years researching music when I’m not working on it […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

Cornet Karma

December 13, 2018 By Matt Lavelle

Long have I been haunted by the cornet. There’s something mystical about them. They contain a human element that is difficult to grasp from a technical perspective. Here’s a horn that plays a vital role in our history, going all the way back to Pops Cornet Chop Suey and Bix Singin’ the Blues. Even further, […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

Giuseppi Logan and Devotion

November 19, 2018 By Matt Lavelle

Sunday. The day of rest. The day you check in with deeper reality, or perhaps reaffirm your spiritual beliefs. Certainly a good day to go see Giuseppi Logan since we both practice the same religion.   Music   Last time I spent time with him I found his horn hurting. I asked him to let […]

Filed Under: Deeper Reality, Tales from the Front

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