Shabbat shalom and Shavuot Sameach! For this week's Parashat #Bamidbar, a musical retelling of the census of the Israelites that we read in this week's portion. "The Count" #torah #mazeldon #jewish #songwriter #songwriting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooq6SM7xiyw

#TunesOnTuesday shares a Dave Frishberg tune I'm preparing for my show at Blues Alley in #washingtondc tonight. I'll play "Can't Take You Nowhere" along with a song I wrote in Frishberg's honor after his passing. Lots of other original songs (and a few surprises) in the set! Tickets still available at bluesalley.com #jazztodon #jazzmusic #jazz #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting

#TunesOnTuesday shares the latest version of "Rubato," a song about taking a break to slow down the music and catch your breath. #songwriter #songwriting #subato #jazztodon #electricpiano https://ohljazz.com/2025/05/20/tunes-on-tuesday-rubato/

#TunesOnTuesday shares an untitled song in progress, building on a theme by my old friend Manisha Shahane that she posted several days earlier. https://ohljazz.com/2025/05/13/tunes-on-tuesday-may-exploration/ #Jazztodon #jazzmusic #jazzpiano #solopiano #songwriter #songwriting #workinprogress

#TunesOnTuesday shares "If You Could Fly,"' the fourth version of a song I've been tweaking for at least three years. A tribute to the value of revisiting and revising. #songwriter #songwriting #jazzmusic #jazztodon #jazzpiano #jazzsong https://ohljazz.com/2025/05/06/tunes-on-tuesday-if-you-could-fly-2/

Today's the day! Find "Grown Up Since Tuesday" on your favorite stream and YouTube! Find the music at bit.ly/grownup-ep And join us at Blues Alley in Washington, DC on May 27 to celebrate the release. #songwriter #songwriting #newmusic #newrelease #jazzmusic #jazzsongs #jazztodon

#TunesOnTuesday shares my tribute to Dave Frishberg "A Little Late" which I'm preparing for my Blues Alley show in #washingtondc on May 27 (along with one of Frishberg's songs and other musical treats) #jazz #jazztodon #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting #davefrishberg https://ohljazz.com/.../29/tunes-on-tuesday-a-little-late-2/

#TunesOnTuesday celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with another seasonal classic "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" by Fran Landesman and Tommy Wolf #songwriter #songwriting #jazzpiano #solopiano #jazzappreciationmonth https://ohljazz.com/2025/04/22/tunes-on-tuesday-spring-can-really-hang-you-up-the-most/

Got the final mix done on the new song and uploaded. Retro protest tune. Strange, but had to express a message. Tonight I added a vocal blurb just before the banjo solo. Finished. On to the next tune, whatever that may be. #music #protest #politics #guitar #gearsquad #recording #songwriting https://youtu.be/6MSTJYvIqBo

#TunesOnTuesday celebrates #Passover with an interpretation of the "Song of the Sea" from Exodus 15, sung after the dramatic crossing of the Red Sea. https://ohljazz.com/2025/04/15/tunes-on-tuesday-down-in-the-deep-passover-2025/ #songwriting #songwriter #mazeldon #jewish #pesach #torah #TorahTunes

I just remembered the time I presented a whimsical song to an amateur songwriting feedback group and one of the other participants (it was a rotating group, whoever signed up for a spot that month could come) said, “I don’t understand who this song is FOR.”

It’s for me!
ME, you unholy cheese grater!

(Also the other participants really liked it, so I guess most of us had similar enough musical tastes.)

#TunesOnTuesday goes back to the American Songbook for "Everything Happens To Me" by Matt Dennis and Tom Adair (1940). Maybe the lyric needs a 21st century update? #songwriting #songwriter #americansongbook #jazzstandard #jazztodon #jazz https://ohljazz.com/2025/04/08/tunes-on-tuesday-everything-happens-to-me/

#TunesOnTuesday (on Wednesday this week) marks the start of spring with "You Must Believe In Spring," a seasonal classic by Michel Legrand with lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman #jazzpiano #solopiano #jazzmusic #songwriting #jazz #jazztodon https://ohljazz.com/2025/04/02/tunes-on-tuesday-you-must-believe-in-spring/

Apparently today is #MusiciansDay? That's cool.

If you'd like an #introduction to my music, here's my most popular song. :)

I tend toward retro-tinged #FolkMusic, but my tastes are eclectic, and I hope it shows. Themes of #MentalHealth, #politics, and #spirituality come up often in my songs.

I love connecting with other #queer, #trans, #disabled, #MixedRace, and kind folks here, so please reach out!

https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/seeking-a-friend-in-la-single

#TunesOnTuesday shares another new song that I started in February as part of the #FAWM Challenge. "Easy" is a reflection on AI and other labor-saving tools. #songwriter #songwriting #jazzpiano #jazz #jazztodon #jazzsong https://ohljazz.com/2025/03/25/tunes-on-tuesday-easy/

After a couple weeks of evenings down in the basement, finally got my new tune finished. Messed around with the mastering presets tonight and got a decent one which I tweaked a bit. Glad it’s done. Every friggin track has manually set volume automation, and lots of it on the main vocal track. And the comping looks like a freaky jigsaw puzzle. Basement is a mess. Cables and stuff everywhere. #music #guitar #recording #songwriting #gearsquad #mentalhealth #chill https://youtu.be/boT7Ow2gyrA?si=u2rRjarB9Yjm1Yx9

Heut hab ich meine #Faircamp -Seite mal geupdated.

Neben meiner relativ aktuellen EP "Arbeit oder Liebe" von 2023 lassen sich dort jetzt auch "Demos und Ideen" aus den Jahren 2007 bis 2025 anhören sowie Songs, die ich mit meiner damaligen Band "Danke Samba" aufgenommen hatte.

https://torstentorsten.de/faircamp/

#TunesOnTuesday shares another song from the end of this year's FAWM.org challenge, a sad story about a breakup in a grocery store parking lot called "Void and Return." I find in FAWM the freedom to explore styles and topics that I wouldn't generally work in the rest of the year. #songwriter #songwriting #fawm https://ohljazz.com/2025/03/11/tunes-on-tuesday-void-and-return/

Time to translate my song "Stand Right" into German? #jazz #jazztodon #songwriting #songwriter #metro #transit #standright https://www.goethe.de/prj/ger/en/wow/26341926.html