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		<title>Twigs and Stones</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twigs ~ Brown and white ~ Straight ~ Narrow ~ Against the ground ~ Pushing up stones ~ To lift and point ~ Twigs back ~ Up ~~ G. Stevens Here is a new Jazz Folks piece called &#8220;Twigs and Stones&#8221;. Another tune preparing for the vesper service this coming March. Melvana Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=522&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breathe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sit ~  Meditate ~ Play that horn ~ All night ~ Breathe ~ Deeply ~ Breathe ~ Breathe ~ Exhale ~     Sometimes it is the breath that is all there is&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.so Exhale  G. Stevens All I Was Doing Was Breathing By Mirabai (translated by Robert Bly) Something has reached out and taken in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=500&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still Playing, just not writing.</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2011/12/26/still-playing-just-not-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something new? Here is some new material: Holy Crap! It has been a long time since I visited let alone wrote something for this site. So in lieu of a thoughtful insightful post here are a couple of new songs that I have been working on. Enjoy! Glenn &#8220;Reflections&#8221; is an instrumental piece I wrote anticipating my next [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=466&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vespers service March 18</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2011/03/17/vespers-service-march-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Heart At Peace&#8221; A multi media event celebrating the mystic poets with music by Glenn Stevens. Don&#8217;t forget the free musical service with Glenn Stevens, Christopher Reba, Sarah Heath, and Lydia Smith on March 18th at the Unitarian Society of New Haven. This is a Friday night vespers service, part of the Unitarian Society&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=460&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The radio show was fun.</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2011/02/22/the-radio-show-was-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes I have finally dug out from the mountain of snow and I&#8217;m back stirring the musical pot. We had a great time on Valerie&#8217;s radio show on WPKN on Tuesday February 15. The &#8220;Lucky Dogs&#8221; played a few tunes and chatted for about an hour. Thanks to Valerie for having us. Thanks to Jim [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=367&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming events</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2011/02/13/upcoming-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been out of the picture lately, resting and digging out from the snow. Hope you all are well. I wanted to let you know of some music coming up in the next month or two. On Tuesday, February 15 around 5 PM, a few of the Jazz Folks crowd will be playing some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=358&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It is sweet to have some new tunes cooking.</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2010/10/27/cooking-up-some-new-tunes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t posted for a while now and I thought I should weigh in with a word or two. I have been working hard at some new tunes. I&#8217;m still enamored with delays and some sound warping effects with my mandolin. As a result the new tunes are a little outside of the box I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=327&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playing in Church</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2010/10/03/playing-in-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>glennstev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am fortunate that my church has an adventurous music director.  We have heard everything from Bach to Miles Davis to Steve Reich as part or our Sunday service. I recently read an article about how much church choirs are a part of the ministry. I am happy that our music director is adventurous enough [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=309&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Dancing in Pink” Benefit for Breast Cancer.</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2010/09/24/dancing-in-pink-benefit-for-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 18    Dancing in Pink! I saw the &#8220;Dancing in Pink&#8221; benefit dance concert in Torrington last week.The performance was at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. I live in Connecticut and this theatre complex was a real find. It seems to be a vibrant little complex with a lot going on. I haven&#8217;t seen much [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=285&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we play music, write poetry, and paint?</title>
		<link>http://jazzfolks.com/2010/09/09/why-do-we-play-music-write-poetry-and-paint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>glennstev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not for money! That is for sure. What is it about the creative process that drives us? I know enough musicians that spend countless hours practicing alone and with bands and they earn little money. They have day jobs and squeeze their &#8220;art&#8221; in as best they can. In fact the best guitar player I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jazzfolks.com&amp;blog=4369312&amp;post=257&amp;subd=jazzfolks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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