The Many Faces of Summer

It has been a pretty good summer.  I have started to consider New York a home of sorts.  This is my second full summer here and I have to say that nothing quite compares to New York in the summer.  Don’t get me wrong this is no Los Angeles, but the city makes an effort to make Summer special.  Maybe the effort is fueled by the fact that 6 months of the year here are pretty cold, the sun brings the freedom and fun out of the normally, cold and abrasive landscape.  The city funds free concerts in the Parks of Manhattan and Brooklyn, the sisters are out in the sun dresses, kids and families venture out more…some real Spike Lee movie scenes.  I also have been back and forth to Los Angeles finishing this album with Khalil, when I go home now though I dont get a chance to get around much.  I usually spend time trying to catch up with family, friends, and record.  Lock myself in the studio at Khalil’s or next door at the Storng Arm Steady studios so I haven’t had a chance to enjoy Summer at home in a while…Here are some of the faces of summer.