I've broadcast from some bizarre places including a mortuary but this is my first virtual under-the-ground broadcast.

I’m reminded of Al Jazzbo Collins' mystical broadcasts from the Purple Grotto. He played great jazz and had an incredible imagination; not long ago Jazzbo traded his world for another.

The digital studio is in a side chamber overlooking the main gallery. This cave-within-a-cave has rocky outcroppings that, because of their odd shapes, seem to alter sound.

Certain times of the year algae around the pond becomes phosphorescent. Once, it went from blue-green to a cotton candy pink. Occasionally I hear scratching and hopping sounds—small animals, I think. I'm not really sure.

During Segues you might hear the piano of Ravel followed by Bill Evans, who could easily slide into Ken Nordine’s Word Jazz, which might lead to Hamza El Din? I never know what will be played to create the next transition; perhaps, a pinch of Pink Floyd’s Darkside, followed by a snort of Miles, a shot of Eric Dolphy, blended with Glenn Gould, Salamat Ali Khan, a sound effect, Carlos Nakai, Firesign Theater, who knows?

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It's all earth-music :35 Real Audio 240K

The pond changes color with the seasons.

Dancing in the dark 1:31Real Audio 600K

I am in the ear of the cave.

Leaving now :54 Real Audio 360K