John Paul Davis

My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.

  1. A snow-laden branch dropps down into the walkway along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    This Will Just Take A Moment
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  2. The treeline on the edge of a snow-covered parade ground in Van Cortlandt Park, just before sunrise.
    Gathering
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  3. Expanding her acoustic sound to be more atmospheric & rhythmic, Harris collaborates with friends & explores loss, love, God & death in this mid-career masterpiece.

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  4. A long tree branch dips low over the frozen surface of Van Cortlandt Lake.
    Only Slightly
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  5. A sign marking a trail in Van Cortlandt Park, partially covered in snow, obscuring the trail information.
    Winter Palimpsest
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  6. Revisiting seven of his compositions with new arrangements, the celebrated pianst teams up with the NDR Big Band to deliver a lively, generous album of healing & joy.

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  7. Snow-covered pathway and an iced-over Van Cortlandt Lake
    Different Arrangements Of Water
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  8. Wooden trail marker in the shape of an arrow with the shapes of a hare and a tortoise carved out, covered in snow, against a snow-covered evergreen tree in Van Cortlandt Park
    In Case You Were Wondering
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  9. The band subverts expectations at every turn with dynamic adventurous arrangements while keeping melodies compelling, against poetic lyrics chronicling emotional upheaval.

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  10. Snow-covered trees in Van Cortlandt Park
    Forty-seven Shades of White
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  11. Exercise structures covered in snow along the Cross Country Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    I'm Not Making Any Promises
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  12. Playful, innovative, genre-smashing songs about love, communication & growth blending woodwinds & harp with synths & electronic beats for a groovy, danceable, magical & haunting journey.

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  13. Snow-covered branches of bushes and trees along the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Whispers
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  14. A tree, its branches covered in freshly-fallen snow, just before sunrise, at the corner of Moshulu and 256th St in the Bronx
    Dawn Still Comes
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  15. Chill, almost meditative versions of standards deftly arranged & expertly played in a way that hides the work itself, leaving behind only the incandescent glow.

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  16. A lit lamppost just after dawn in snowy weather along the Pelham Greenway in Van Cortlandt Park
    First Resolution of the New Year
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  17. Various trees, covered in newly-fallen snow in Van Cortlandt Park
    This Is Just The Beginning
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  18. Branches heavily-laden with newly-fallen snow
    Our Burdens Change Our Shape
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  19. Fluid, metamorphosing, deeply-connected interplay between hammered dulcimer, six-string electric bass & drums mark these energetic & soothing, shimmering instrumentals.

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  20. Apples with a dusting of snow in the Orchards of Concklin booth at the Cravings and Crafts farmers' market in the Bronx
    It Can Get Everywhere
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  21. A warning road sign reading DEAD END, dusted with snow
    Dead End
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  22. A quintet of up-and-coming Blue Note artists form a supergroup & deliver an album of mostly originals both forward-looking & steeped in the label's rich tradition & history.

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  23. Snow covering the Bridle Path in Van Cortlandt Park as it crosses a bridge over the Henry Hudson Parkway
    Temporary Palace
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  24. Snow-covered bushes & trees
    Gather Round
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  25. Folds brings his unique blend of piognant, authentic, melodic & catchy songwriting with a dash of ironic humor & mirth to several original tunes & imaginatively reworked holiday classics.

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