Author Archives: Justin Locke

just a quick update on upcoming events, I will be speaking at Backpages Books on Moody St in Waltham (MA) Nov 11th, 2009, at 7:30.  I will be chatting about both of my books and who knows what else.  Should … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, being the musical geek that i was, I used to listen to a lot of violin players, along with all the other classical music I listened to. I was a big fan of some of … Continue reading →

One cannot underestimate the contributions of African American culture to the musical life of the United States. How many musical forms- amazingly popular ones, at that– were created by African American musicians? Well here’s a short list: Spirituals, Gospel, Ragtime, … Continue reading →

I am trying to remember the senator who once said, "a billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you’re talking about real money." With financial issues being so much on everyone’s mind these days, for what it’s worth here is … Continue reading →

Okay, a little non sequitur in today’s post.  I am, among other things, a bit of a history “buff.”  Most notably, I am a World War II history buff.  I have some fairly close connections, my father was a mechanic … Continue reading →

If you have ever considered putting your own music out for digital distribution on Itunes, well, I did it, it was relatively simple, and here is a report on the process. While I don’t consider myself to be a composer, … Continue reading →

Hello all, today’s news, I did an interview on David Rottenberg’s Ballet site http://balletconnections.com/JustinLocke hopefully you will find some of it to be amusing . . .  an excerpt is below.  these are stories from my ballet playing days that … Continue reading →