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| Homer Jackson snapped this pic of me during the Sun Ra Mixtape Recording Session |
The New Spring is here!
Welcome this awesome chance to
Live in Peace and Joy.
Recently I
was humbled to contribute a poem to a recording that will commemorate the life
and legacy of Sun Ra, the master musician, mystic, intellectual, thought leader
and cosmic force behind the Sun Ra Arkestra.
It is being curated and produced by Homer Jackson - a prolific artist
across genres in his own right, and director of the Philadelphia Jazz Project. The “Sun
Ra Mixtape” project’s recording engineer and co-producer is the amazing
musician and culture-bearer Anthony Tidd.
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| Producer Homer Jackson is the creative force behind the Sun Ra Mixtape Project |
It was
dreamy working in the studio with these guys. I felt so honored. It was a day I will never forget. I wore my Sun Ra sweat shirt to mark the
occasion. The recording will be released
to coincide with Sun Ra’s birthday on May 22nd. (I will keep you posted.) This pre-spring recording session is just one
of a number of artistic activities I find myself immersed in as we mark this
space in time. My photography exhibit, “The Art of Nature,” will hold forth at
the Gold Standard Café in West Philadelphia through the end of the month and as
time progresses, I will unveil a number of other creative projects I am in the
midst of preparing. I feel so grateful.
Just to be alive to witness this day and to know I am working towards my goals
as an artist.
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| Anthony Tidd is an amazing musician who is also a recording engineer and producer. |
With each
new day comes fresh opportunities and challenges. The New Spring dawned today. It arrived with a rare celestial event that
marked the Vernal Equinox along with the confluence of an Eclipse and New Super
Moon. As the earth rotates around all of
these celestial signs, I am aware of my own internal signs that are marking
this stage of my development. I am taking this moment to set intentions for
myself, to make changes in my thoughts and behavior, to accentuate what I love
in my life, and release what is not working for me.
I rose
this morning before daybreak, grabbed my camera and rushed outside with every
intention of photographing the new moon, but the sky was so cloudy the moon wasn’t
visible. But I knew it was there. And that was enough. It’s like so many
aspects of our lives as we soldier along on this journey. Our success is just
around the corner. We don’t quite yet have the material proof of it, yet we
know it is there. However it is the
journey itself that makes these lives we are living so special. Just like the Sun Ra Mixtape. It’s not here
yet, but I know it is coming. I can’t
see it, but I know it’s there. Being a part of the incubation process is just
as special as being a part of the finished product. Again, it’s all about the journey.
It is
joyful for me to realize I made it through another winter - lived to experience another New Spring. The change
of seasons is a blessed time for me. I
feel so encouraged. I hope and pray you
can say the same. And please remember:
The New
Spring is here!
Welcome
this awesome chance to
Live in
Peace and Joy.
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