James Danderfer

Hello and welcome to this weeks Saturday Morning News Post.

This is going to be a short post as I have a rather large composition assignment and several grant proposals to finish this week. I dread writing grant proposals, which is why I usually put them off until a week before deadline,…ugh.

As for the composition assignment, I don’t technically have a specific assignment,… that’s one of the great things about the graduate music program here at McGill University, they give you lots of time/freedom to work on your writing projects. So, it’s up to me to schedule my time effectively and have music ready for rehearsals next month.

Oh yeah, one other thing,… it should be really quite good! more…

Hello, good morning and welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post.

Readers, I never understood the iPod phenomena. Having invested in hundreds of compact discs and a joggable discman (with G Shock Protection no less) I thought I was set for life. So when Steve Jobs announced the toy that’d put “1,000 songs in your pocket,” I recognized it for what it clearly was, a passing fad. more…

Hello, good afternoon, and welcome to the Saturday Morning News Post!

I’m writing this post Friday evening from McGill University’s grad student bar, in Thomson House (pictured right). That’s right, we grad students have our own bar here at McGill, no hormone crazy, whiny little undergrad students allowed.

Yes, I’m feeling rather elitist right now, and I dare say… it suits me. All I need is a pipe, a smoking jacket, and a proper chaise lounge from which to spout my uniformed views on life and the arts.

Speaking of, more…

Hello, good morning, et bienvenue a le Saturday Morning News Post!

First order of business, if the ol’ SMNP isn’t enough insight into the life of this “International Jazz Clarinetist of Mystery” then click here to read a recent interview of yours truly on VancouverJazz.com. I was interviewed by writer, blogger, columnist, Guy MacPherson. Guy has a wealth of knowledge about everything from music and comedy to sports, to…em,… the ABC-TV series “The Bachelor” (click here, here, here, and here to see his blogs) which made for a great interview with interesting questions. And, I discovered that I’m quite happy to talk about myself for hours on end. Who knew? more…