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Jay Heltzer

Random musings about the writing process through the life experience of the music-making process.

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Bass Trombone Logic for Writers

During my first phone call with the great Jeff Reynolds (bass trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic, retired), he instructed me to tape-record our lessons so he wouldn’t have to repeat himself. After that first lesson in 1992, I obsessively li...

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I Got AI'ed and You Will Too

Every day during the week leading up to this post, I have been sitting in TAP class.

No, not tap dancing class. TAP stands for Transition Assistance Program. It is a requirement for all military members who are either separating or retirin...

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The Rothko Chapel

In my 2026 pursuit of “Less is More,” I may have found one of the best locations to achieve it. It is The Rothko Chapel and it resides in Houston, Texas.

Funny thing is prior to my trip, at one point I heard about the Rothko Chapel (named...

2 months ago
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I Call Do-Over!

Did you know I have won the NBA championship at least forty-seven times?

What? You don’t remember? It all happened between approximately 1978 and 1983. Each time I put on a stunning display of athleticism and basketball heroics. The only t...

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All the Colors Before Me

First up, a Less is More update:

  1. Minus one or two posts, I have successfully hidden myself from the lure of social media… but only with posting. The lack of daily dopamine hits from likes has been oddly refreshing. Credit though goes...
4 months ago
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