Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois India gained independence in 1947, a triumph of passive resistance, the same year Pete Seeger published “We Shall Overcome.” And in 1989, when I was in the Banwasi Seva Ashram, “We Shall… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois (In the previous episode the main character had searched for Joe Townsend, the mysterious trumpet player in Kathmandu, but in the end it is Joe who finds him.) I looked at the old man, Joe Townsend, standing between… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois (In the previous episode the main character had passed out drunk in a jazz club in Nepal and then had been sent home by the mysterious trumpet player.) I woke with my head pounding, the vague memory of the trumpet… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Kathmandu lies in a valley in the Himalayas. From the city, you can see Everest and K2 in the distance, the Monkey Temple in the foothills. But I had not come for the hiking and had not left the city. I thought I… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Somebody finds something that gives their life value and they exchange their life for it. Guitar players like Pete Townsend and Malmstem play until their fingers bleed. Sax players like Charlie Parker or Dexter… more »