(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer had such an effect on me that in my early thirties, I decided to go to art school part-time to learn how to paint with oils. After two years, I realized that as a painter, I was merely an enthusiastic hobbyist but I’m glad […]
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek Zino-Rephi Music BMI All Rights Reserved) Played the final outdoor gig of the summer last month. It was a nice gig at the Edina Centennial Lakes outdoor theatre. It was well attended and the trio (Gary Schulte, Jeff Brueske, and I played well.) thanks to everyone who came out to the 7 or
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Ever since I was 12-years-old, Edgar Allan Poe was a favorite writer. I was so smitten at that age that I had my mother make a black cape for me (for some reason I thought Poe wore a cape) and I would fill a notebook with some pretty
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, vocals – reynoldPercussion – Michael BissonnetteAcoustic bass – Matt Senjem I’ve rewritten some of the lyrics to this song this past summer. We remodeled our house this summer so why not remodel some songs as well? It (new words) improves the whole idea too, I think. The idea
The past few months have inspired me to do a lot of self-reflection. If you’ve read some of my recent blogs or social media posts, you’ll see that I have even been sharing poetry that’s come to me during this time. This past month, I was interviewed on KBEM to talk about my influences in jazz and thoughts during the
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(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI All Rights Reserved)Guitars-Reynold I have a certain fondness for this piece and play it often on gigs. When I play it with violinist Gary Schulte, it is especially good because he plays the melody so fluidly, and that isn’t easy. The harmonic “cycle” of the tune also appeals to