I hope that you are enjoying the summer – or the winter if you happen to be south of the equator. It has been a while since I have written to let you know what is happening. My focus so far this year has been songwriting. Earlier this year, while I was in Brazil I worked on a number of tunes. For the past three months I have met bi-monthly with group of singer/songwriters who provide feedback about one another’s work. The group is called 21st Street Sessions (named after our meeting place in Queens). Besides me, original members are Morry Campbell, Terry Christopher, Roger Kuhn, and John Manion. I am thrilled to have written a song with multiple Emmy nominee, Steve Sandberg. Steve performed the piece, New Wind, at his recent concert series at the Side Show Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and has received very positive feedback. So, I look forward to more collaboration with Steve. I continue to bounce back and forth between the USA and Brazil. I returned from Bahia last week and plan to be back in Brazil in early September.