Recently I attended a wonderful ambient jazz concert in Palo Alto. I was there because I know the saxophone player, Premik Russell Tubbs. He also plays flute, wind synthesizer and steel guitar. Amongst his moments of glory are the memorable saxophone solo on Whitney Houston’s mega-hit, “How Will I Know?” A few years ago, he…

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During the 1970’s, the music of progressive rock band Yes carried a message of mystical awakening to millions, and was instrumental (pun intended) in my own inner transformation. With exquisite lines like,  “a dewdrop can exalt us like the music of the sun,” they represented for me the ideal spiritual rock music. Fast forward 40…

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