Louis Landon September 2022 Newsletter

Our backyard – late August  – very relaxing WELCOME NEW SUBSCRIBERS! Hello to you who have subscribed to this newsletter or have purchased merchandise in the online store. If you would like to unsubscribe, please go to the very bottom of the page and unsubscribe. NEWS Hey everybody! How’s it going? I hope that you enjoyed a most excellent summer! I’ve been working on deep relaxation out here in NM. It’s going well and it has led to some consideration towards creating music again. I just did an extended improvisation on Facebook Live. If you have a Facebook account, you can watch and listen HERE. I really enjoy improvising and I think that the combination of a deep, relaxed state and piano improvisation will create some really relaxing and uplifting music. Because the theme of this month’s newsletter is about relaxing, I am offering the song “Relax”, from the Nighttime Piano for Relaxation and Deep Sleep album. It’s pretty easy to play and I hope that you enjoy it. You can hear “Relax” HERE. Christine and I always sign off with the higher emotions of Love, Peace, Joy, and Gratitude. So we had our good friend Dave Newman, a Placitas artist, create a sign for us that people see when they enter our house. Click on the link above or the sign below to see more of Dave’s wonderful art. Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis SHEET MUSIC SINGLE “Relax” from the Nighttime Piano for Relaxation and Deep Sleep album. Download HERE CONCERT DATES No concerts scheduled Follow, listen and create a Louis Landon playlist on Spotify.  LINKS Check Tour Dates for complete listing of performances if you are looking to book me and need to know availability. To sample and buy SHEET MUSIC. Sample music here You can also download music at: Amazon – Bandcamp Create a Louis Landon station on Pandora. Be a fan and “like” my fan page on Facebook. Follow me on Twitter

Louis Landon blog | follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © *2022* Landon Music Company, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail if you have signed up via our website, through e-mail, or on e-mail list at concerts. You may also be receiving this if you have purchased CDs, sheet music, ringtones, or concert tickets. If you no longer wish to receive these monthly e-mails please unsubscribe. Our mailing address is: Landon Music Company P.O. Box 921 Placitas, NM 87043 Add us to your address book Copyright ©2022 Landon Creative Inc., All rights reserved.

Louis Landon July 2022 Newsletter

Spectacular sunset over Cabezon WELCOME NEW SUBSCRIBERS! Hello to you who have subscribed to this newsletter or have purchased merchandise in the online store. If you would like to unsubscribe, please go to the very bottom of the page and unsubscribe. NEWS We are celebrating! Our monsoon season started off this June with an amazing three inches of rain! We are ecstatic! Everything is greening up. For New Mexico, especially after last year’s “nonsoon”, this is thrilling. It  looks like more rain is on the way. With the clouds that come from this type of weather system, we are getting spectacular sunsets. In the sunset photo above, Cabezon, a volcanic plug, is off in the distance. In honor of  these spectacular sunsets, I am offering “Sweet Sunset”,  a sheet music single download. You can hear “Sweet Sunset” HERE. I am considering the possibility of performing concerts again in 2023. If you have leads on concert venues with pianos, if you have a piano and would like to host a house concert, or if you would like to host a fundraiser for a non- profit organization and would like to feature a piano concert as a way to raise money, please contact me. Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis SHEET MUSIC SINGLE “Sweet Sunset” from the Thanksgiving Piano album. Download HERE CONCERT DATES No concerts scheduled Follow, listen and create a Louis Landon playlist on Spotify.  LINKS Check Tour Dates for complete listing of performances if you are looking to book me and need to know availability. To sample and buy SHEET MUSIC. Sample music here You can also download music at: Amazon – Bandcamp Create a Louis Landon station on Pandora. Be a fan and “like” my fan page on Facebook. Follow me on Twitter

Louis Landon blog | follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © *2022* Landon Music Company, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail if you have signed up via our website, through e-mail, or on e-mail list at concerts. You may also be receiving this if you have purchased CDs, sheet music, ringtones, or concert tickets. If you no longer wish to receive these monthly e-mails please unsubscribe. Our mailing address is: Landon Music Company P.O. Box 921 Placitas, NM 87043 Add us to your address book Copyright ©2022 Landon Creative Inc., All rights reserved.

Louis Landon August 2022 Newsletter

Monsoon rain over the Sandia Mountains coming our way! NEWS I hope that you are having a most excellent summer! Christine and I have continued to put a lot of energy into our home. We are also making good friends here. We are so grateful to have found our spot on the planet where we can relax and enjoy our lives in peace and quiet. Gratitude! I have been playing a lot of tennis lately, both singles and doubles with a number of different groups. I just got into a very serious group in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque that is definitely above my level. Pat Metheny used to say that he wanted to be the worst player in any band he played in. I feel the same way about tennis. That’s how you get better! I am moving up the tennis food chain. It’s a great workout and it’s fun! In honor of the continued good fortune of monsoon rains, I am offering “After the Rain”. You can hear “After the Rain” HERE. Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis SHEET MUSIC SINGLE “After the Rain” from the Thanksgiving Piano album. Download HERE CONCERT DATES No concerts scheduled Follow, listen and create a Louis Landon playlist on Spotify.  LINKS Check Tour Dates for complete listing of performances if you are looking to book me and need to know availability. To sample and buy SHEET MUSIC. Sample music here You can also download music at: Amazon – Bandcamp Create a Louis Landon station on Pandora. Be a fan and “like” my fan page on Facebook. Follow me on Twitter

Louis Landon blog | follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © *2022* Landon Music Company, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail if you have signed up via our website, through e-mail, or on e-mail list at concerts. You may also be receiving this if you have purchased CDs, sheet music, ringtones, or concert tickets. If you no longer wish to receive these monthly e-mails please unsubscribe. Our mailing address is: Landon Music Company P.O. Box 921 Placitas, NM 87043 Add us to your address book Copyright ©2022 Landon Creative Inc., All rights reserved.

April 2022 Newsletter

It’s been a long time…

NEWS New Album Album of the Year! Featured Single One of our latest projects is creating a garden. Having a garden in the Southwest is much more challenging than having a garden on the East Coast. Back in New York, I used to have a 2,500 sq. ft. garden, with a greenhouse. One truckload of horse manure in early spring and the only challenge was keeping up with the weeds. Here in the Southwest, shade from the sun and protection from high winds is a priority. It’s also important to have a drip irrigation system. Water is scarce.  We love having a garden, not only for the fresh produce, but for the birds and other wildlife that it attracts. Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis New Album Popcorn Jazz Piano Listen Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify Download on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp Featured Single from Popcorn Jazz Piano “Celebrate Earth”Listen Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify  Download on Bandcamp, Amazon This song is about the planet we live on. It’s a call to action to address climate change. There is hope and positivity in this song and it is my wish that humans on the planet hear the call and begin to live more sustainably and intelligently in order to keep our beautiful planet a place where we can all thrive peacefully and joyfully. In spite of all that is happening now environmentally and politically, I have to stay positive and have hope that we will persevere as a species. Album of the Year! 2021 “HOLIDAY & SEASONAL” Calm and Peaceful Christmas PianoGratitude to SoloPiano.com for this honor!   DATES No concerts scheduled Follow, listen and create a Louis Landon playlist on Spotify.  LINKS To sample and buy SHEET MUSIC. Sample music here You can also download music at: Amazon – Bandcamp Create a Louis Landon station on Pandora.  Be a fan and “like” my fan page on Facebook.Follow me on Twitter

November 2021 Newsletter

Louis Landon November 2021 Newsletter View it in your browser. NEWS THANKSGIVING PIANO FREE SHEET MUSIC SINGLE NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM NEW CHRISTMAS SHEET MUSIC SINGLES NEW SINGLE CD’S AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE AGAIN I hope this newsletter finds you all well! We are enjoying life in New Mexico! It’s quiet and very slow paced here, just what we were looking for. I haven’t played one note of piano since my piano went into storage in August. The move was energy intensive and I didn’t really miss it until just a few days ago. I am working on getting it shipped here soon. There is so much to be grateful for!  Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving! Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis   THANKSGIVING PIANO Album/CD available HERE Thanksgiving Sheet Music Book and singles sheets available HERE NEW ALBUM Releasing on November 26th CDs available NOW on my website HERE Featured songs Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella  In the Bleak Midwinter Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring Gesu Bambino  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas  The Holly and the Ivy  While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks  Still, Still, Still  Sing We Now of Christmas  Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming  Coventry Carol  Holiday Celebration NEW SHEET MUSIC SINGLES from the Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano $4.25 per song Available HERE I’m not trying to rush Christmas in November. I’m putting this out there now so that students working on these songs will have time to work them up in time for Christmas. 😉 Featured songs Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella  In the Bleak Midwinter Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring Gesu Bambino  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas  The Holly and the Ivy  While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks  Still, Still, Still  Sing We Now of Christmas  Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming  Coventry Carol  Holiday Celebration   NEW SINGLE Releases on November 12th Get a sneak preview on Bandcamp and listen HERE! “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” from the upcoming album Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano CD’s ARE AVAILABLE AGAIN ON THE LOUIS LANDON WEBSITE GO HERE

October 2021 Newsletter

Louis Landon October 2021 Newsletter View it in your browser.

NEWS NEW ALBUM NEW SHEET MUSIC BOOK NEW SINGLE My feeling about my new album, It’s a Good Life: I feel like this album sums up my life and my current attitude toward it. I live in gratitude and realize that every day above ground is a miracle. I like to say that I suffered for 58 years and the last 11 years have been off-the-charts amazing! Looking ahead, I have my third and final Christmas album coming out in November and one more album recorded for 2022 that is more jazz oriented. After that, quien sabe? (who knows?) That jazz album will be my 43rd album.I might be retiring. We shall see what’s meant to be. Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health! Louis   NEW ALBUM Released on September 27, 2021 Stream on Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music Download on Amazon and Bandcamp   NEW SHEET MUSIC BOOK Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano $30 on Amazon I’m not trying to rush Christmas in October. I’m putting this out there now so that students working on these songs will have time to work them up in time for Christmas. 😉 Featured songs Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella  In the Bleak Midwinter Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring Gesu Bambino  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas  The Holly and the Ivy  While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks  Still, Still, Still  Sing We Now of Christmas  Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming  Coventry Carol  Holiday Celebration   NEW SINGLE Releases on October 22nd “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” from the upcoming album Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano Get a sneak preview on Bandcamp and listen HERE! I saw “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by J.S. Bach on someone’s Christmas album. While I don’t typically think of this piece as a Christmas song, I love this piece and decided to add it to Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano.

September 2021 Newsletter

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NEWS NEW MEXICO NEW SINGLE We are currently in the Albuquerque area of New Mexico. Our mission is to explore the state and find out where we want to live. We will definitely keep you posted. For the time being, CD’s and Sheet Music Books will no longer be available from my store. Sheet music books are available on Amazon and some CDs can be found on Amazon and Ebay. Let me know if you’d like me to offer CDs on this website once we get settled. If you, or anyone you know, might have interest in owning my Steinway B, it is currently for sale on pianomart, pianobuyer and Ebay. Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health! Louis   NEW SINGLE Released on August 27th “Taking My Time” from the upcoming album It’s a Good Life Stream on Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music Download on Amazon and Bandcamp This song is all about chill and relaxation. The funny thing about categories is that it really feels like laid back country swing, but there is also a jazz component to it because I like to improvise. So, there you go, country jazz swing. Using some Floyd Cramer slip notes too.

August 2021 Newsletter

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NEWS Moving Selling my Steinway B Two New Singles Free Sheet Music The big news is that Christine and I moving. We are leaving Sedona and will be heading for New Mexico. We are not sure where in New Mexico we will end up at this time. We are into exploring New Mexico to find our spot. We had a great eight year run in Sedona but now it’s time to move on. If you, or anyone you know, might have interest in owning my Steinway B, it is currently for sale on pianomart, pianobuyer and Ebay. Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health! Louis   NEW SINGLES Released on July 30th “Recalibration” from the upcoming album It’s a Good Life Stream on Spotify and Apple Music Download on Amazon iTunes Bandcamp Even though the cover of this song appears technical and mechanical, ”Recalibration”  is really about heart and the ability to change. The key to change is self observation and understanding. That observation and understanding comes during quiet reflection and is represented in the song by the simple chord voicings at the beginning, middle and end. The rest of the song is made up of swinging jazz sections that represent everyday life. NEW SINGLE Releases August 13th from the upcoming album It’s a Good Life Sneak preview on Bandcamp NOW! The piece that is now called “Heartstrings” started out being called “Hobbit Song”. It was really Frodo and Sam’s song and their incredible journey. The music contains feelings of suffering, the strength of their beautiful friendship and Sam’s incredible loyalty to Frodo. The “Hobbit” title morphed into “Heartstrings” upon multiple listenings of the piece. The new title seemed to fit the music better.   CONCERT DATES Sunday, August 15th at 7:00 pm Farewell Sedona Concert  with the Louis Landon Trio at Sound Bites Grill Tickets are $10 – $80

July 2021 Newsletter

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NEWS Two New Singles Sizzling Hot Summer Sheet Music Sale Hi Everybody! Sedona just got through a close call with the Rafael Fire. Over 70K acres burned but now has over 50% containment. We’re praying for a good monsoon season, which will hopefully start this week. We can really use some rain here. Hey there people in the Northwest. I hope you are managing to stay cool. Crazy times! When you see Portland, OR getting temperatures that are high for Phoenix, you know that the new normal is anything but normal. On a family note, my daughter Brooke stayed  with us for few days after being away for two years on her solo backpacking trip through Asia. It was great to see her again. What an amazing journey  she had! Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health! Louis   NEW SINGLE Releases on July 2nd “A Life Well Lived” is the title track and first of my upcoming album It’s a Good Life Sneak Preview on Bandcamp now NEW SINGLE Releases July 16th Sneak preview on Bandcamp now Sizzling Hot Summer Sheet Music Sale Only $10 for any of these classic titles Peaceful Christmas Peaceful Solo Piano from the Heart Solo Piano for Love, Peace & Mermaids Solo Piano for Peace Peace Revolution! unwind (while supplies last) FREE  SHIPPING IN THE US

June 2021 Newsletter

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NEWS New Cover Single Upcoming Cover Single New Hard Copy Book We ended up having two road trips in the month of May. One was in New Mexico and one was down to Texas and through Austin, Lockhart, El Paso and Marfa. We then went up through New Mexico to Las Cruces, Truth or Consequences, Albuquerque, Placitas and Grants. Here are some photos from that trip.                                      Stay well, stay safe! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health! Louis   NEW SINGLE Released on May 14th “Perfect” is my piano version of a beautiful Ed Sheeran song. Stream on Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora Download at Amazon, iTunes and Bandcamp UPCOMING SINGLE Releases June 18th “Watermelon Sugar” is a cover a song by Harry Styles. This is my second cover from my recent recording session. I don’t listen to pop or current music generally. But I heard Harry Styles do this song on Tiny Desk and I knew that I had to cover it. Great song! I slowed it down a little and it’s a little darker now, but it still has a great vibe to it. Sneak preview on Bandcamp NEW SHEET MUSIC BOOK Nighttime Piano for Relaxation and Deep Sleep Order ebook – $20 Order hard copy book – $25 Order single sheets – $4.25