I live & work in New York City -- Beyond music & piano playing I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, and occasionally writing articles (some of which are listed below). Memorable educational moments include jazz camp at Eastman School of Music back when I was a teenager; a degree in Comparative Literature (Ancient Greek, Latin, French) at Princeton University; and writing songs and performing with the Triangle Club at Princeton.
"Albania's Prophet of the Surveillance State" -- a review of Ismael Kadare's novel Twilight of the Eastern Gods -- in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
"Boxing Combinations: Rocky on Broadway" -- an exploration of Rocky: the Musical and Rocky the film -- in the Brooklyn Rail.
"After the Flood" -- Margaret Atwood’s post-apocalyptic trilogy sees localized resistance to a dystopian future -- in Jacobin.
"Les Miserables and its Critics" -- an article that discusses the historical reception of Hugo's novel and its epigones -- in Jacobin.