happy new year

really my 2009 resolution was not to avoid computers...it just turned out that way so far!

things have really escalated and gotten rich and full here in Mysore and I shall catch you up in a series of blogs...

first, some pics from the most amazing night 1.11.09...a full moon concert at a beautiful outdoor sacred ampitheatre (above is the "before" shot), i had the incredible honor to play in the prelude to my Violin Guru Manju's fusion concert...a first for me and here we are (that's my new friend Tobias from Cali who is a brilliant Cajone player and percussionist who is living here for a year to study the violin! ) We played a Brazilian Jazz Choro piece called Desvairada with a few original sections both planned and "improvised" on the spot.

wow

do one thing at least each day that totally scares you! playing for hundreds (something like 900 people there with tons waiting outside that didn't get in) right before some most amazing world famous Indian Musicians...that's good enough for a whole week of courage mustered up! All went well.

love from Mysore

more soon,

Julie Bird