Writing:

Recent Articles:

Looking Back on Elegiac Cycle
This essay is an excerpt from an extended interview conducted several years ago that appeared in the introductory material to the transcription book of Brad's record from 1999, Elegiac Cycle.
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Rock Hemiolas
Brad's essay, published in Arcana VI: Musicans on Music, a collection of essays from musicians edited by John Zorn
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Titles
Brad's thoughts on ODE (February 2012)
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Wisdom in Music
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As part of Brad's residency at Carnegie Hall, he was invited to write about the music and musicians that have inspired him. Following are six installments:

Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 6 – Bud’s Dance Between The Intuitive and The Counter-Intuitive
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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 5 – Bird’s Wide Wingspan
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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 4 – Jazz’s High Stakes and Tragic Failures
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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 3 – Which Came First, The Melody or The Motif?
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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 2 – Who Needs A Good Melody Anyways?
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Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane
Installment 1 – Taking Stock and Shoring Up in Opus 95
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