August Road Trip

Telluride, CO

Aztec, NM – Aztec Ruins

Staying Cool in July in Crested Butte, CO

It’s been a super hot summer for most people around the world. Even in New Mexico, in between Albuquerque and Santa Fe and over a mile above sea level, the temperatures have gone above 100 degrees a couple of times this year. We have a swamp cooler on our house that can take that 100 degrees and cool it down to 75, so we’re doing fine. It also cools down at night here, so morning coffee and evening happy hours are outside. We are managing to stay cool. We are not-so-patiently waiting for the monsoon rains to begin. We can actually see the rains all around us, but nothing here yet.

We had a trip planned to visit our friends, Tom and Judy, in Crested Butte, CO. We got lucky because the dates that we set up with our friends coincided with the hottest days we’ve ever seen at home with temperatures over 100 degrees. That is unusual for these parts. Crested Butte was actually caught in a heatwave too, but a heatwave for them means temperatures over 80. We were able to hike and enjoy the great outdoors.

Timing also worked in our favor in terms of seeing wildflowers. So beautiful! Here are some photos from the trip.

Arizona/SoCal “Now Tour”, Road Trip & June News

I haven’t written a blog in quite some time. I was motivated to write about the “Now Tour” and road trip. Our first leg of the trip was a six hour drive to Sedona, AZ, our old hometown. It was a pretty smooth trip except for almost getting accordioned by two semis at the NM, AZ border. I won’t go into the details, but it was a heart thumper. Fortunately, we survived without a scratch.

Our stay in Sedona was a whirlwind of meeting up with friends, parties, tennis, hiking and music! Our week ended with one of the most fun trio concerts I have ever had the good fortune to perform. It was at Sound Bites Grill. The piano was tuned the day before the concert. Blake, the sound guy, did a great job, and Troy Perkins, bass and Eddy Barattini, drums propelled the music to new heights for me. So much fun. It was a full house and the crowd loved it.

The Sound Bites trio concert in Sedona might be some of the best music I have ever performed live in the 57 years I have been a professional musician! Definitely the most fun I have ever had playing piano. I just reviewed some videos of the evening and it wasn’t just my imagination.

Here’s a live trio version of “Green Chiles” on YouTube

Sound Bites Grill is a venue with an outstanding red rock view. If you go to Sedona, don’t miss the music and food at this place.

Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ

Our good friends, Peter and Janet, in front on Oak Creek in front of Cathedral Rock, Sedona.

Our good friends, Rolf, Edith, Tony and Betty in Sedona.

From Sedona, we drove to Fallbrook, CA, “the avocado capital of the world”. We booked a four day stay at an airbnb that was called a treehouse. It had an outstanding view and it was walking distance to the town of Fallbrook.

Here’s a view from the treehouse.

The treehouse was also about ten minute drive away from the Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve. We took an outstanding hike along the river.

I played a solo piano concert the Fallbrook Library.

The Fallbrook Library concert piano was originally owned by Steve Allen. Steve Allen was a wonderful pianist. It’s a beautiful Mason & Hamlin. Enjoyed a most excellent concert there.

  

The Piano    

 Steve signed his piano.

Here’s a video from the concert – “Playa Santa Catalina” Check it out on YouTube.

I also played a solo piano concert at Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad.

Here’s a video of “Life on the Open Range” from the concert at Schulman Auditorium in Carlsbad, CA.

Schulman Auditorium at the Dove Library, Carlsbad, CA

Not only is this a fantastic venue, but the Steinway they have there is an actual work of art. It also plays like a dream.

From Fallbrook and Carlsbad, we went through LA, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Atascadero and Paso Robles for family meet-ups. Such great re-connection after Covid.

Dinner at Nature’s Grill in Ventura, CA.

10,000 Steps, Santa Barbara, CA.

Santa Barbara, CA with my daughters.

House with a view! Santa Barbara, CA

Thousand Palms, CA

Winslow, AZ “The Corner”

Christine on the corner.

If you get to Winslow, be sure to get Dan to give you a tour of Snowdrift. Outstanding!

One of Dan’s wooden creations.

Snowdrift panorama. Dan over on the left side.

We got home to a beautiful sunset over Cabezon.

Music News, Concert Photos and Videos

New Mexico Piano was released on May 24, 2023
You can buy the CD HERE

Available for streaming on Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music.

It is also available for downloading at Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp.

This is my 44th album and recorded very differently than all my other albums.

New Mexico Piano Cover

New Mexico Piano Back

My mission is to create music
that calls attention to the present moment.

Louis Landon May 2023 Newsletter

The after concert glow of three very joyous pianists! Photo by Daniel Mitchell. NEWS Whoa! What an amazing concert up in Eugene, OR with David Nevue and Neil Patton! It was a full house and we got a standing ovation at the end. What a great way to get back into concertizing after three years of no solo piano concerts! See more photos from the concert HERE. I also played a concert for my Aunt Harriet’s Independent Living Community, Willamette Oaks. It was the biggest crowd they have had there and they loved it. Here I am with my super-ager Aunt Harriet! 102 years young! We are really looking forward to our AZ/SoCal concerts and road trip at the end of May into June. Just a heads up. I am working with a drummer and will be putting out some very new and different music this year. I have a number of new subscribers to the newsletter this month, so I ‘m keeping a lot of the new singles and links. Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude from New Mexico Louis louislandon.com My mission is to create music that calls attention to the present moment. Something very different instrumentation wise. “Pastoral” was released on May 12th. You can hear a sneak preview on Bandcamp. The word pastoral has many meanings. Pastoral can relate to the countryside. It can mean pleasingly peaceful and innocent. It can relate to spiritual care or guidance. It can be about shepherds or herdsman. I like to think that all of these definitions can apply to my latest composition, “Pastoral.”  “Dream” was released on April 28th. It is available for streaming on  Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music. It is also available for downloading at Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp. “Dream” is total fantasy. It’s another reality that is not related to the reality of day to day living. It is other worldly. It is the past or the future but not the present moment. It is something that is not real. It could be in our hearts and minds but it is not tangible. It could be an out-of-body experience. It could be something that is happening while we sleep.It could be pure imagination.  “El Faro” was released on April 14th. It is available for streaming on  Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music. It is also available for downloading at Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp. “El Faro” means The Lighthouse in Spanish. The Lighthouse is a beacon that guides us towards our highest values. It’s about Awakening and Higher Consciousness.  “Green Chiles” was released on March 31st.  It is available for streaming on  Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music. It is also available for downloading at Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp. I like spicy foods and I have always enjoyed green chiles. What I didn’t realize is that green chiles are a real New Mexican thing.Especially Hatch green chiles. Now that I’m a New Mexican, I feel I have what it takes write a song about green chiles. I think the feel of the song “Green Chiles” is hot and spicy!  Free Sheet Music Download “Wide Open Spaces” This is an easy one. Download HERE CONCERT DATES SoCal/AZ concerts and Road Trip Sedona, AZ May 24th     7:00 – 9:00 pm The Louis Landon Trio  at Sound Bites Grill 101 Arizona 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336 (928)-282-2713 Tickets are $15 and $25 Get tickets Fallbrook, CA May 26th     3:00 pm Solo Piano Concert 124 S Mission Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028 Phone: (760) 731-4650 FREE admission Carlsbad, CA May 27th    7:30 – 8:30 pm Solo Piano Concert at the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011 7 p.m. Doors open. Seating is first come, first served. FREE admission LINKS Check Tour Dates for complete listing of performances if you arelooking 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 November 2022 Newsletter

Sunset in Kona, HI NEWS Hello! The photo above was taken on our trip to Hawaii. We had a most fantastic ten days getting to know the Big Island. True to it’s name, it is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands and there is so much to see there. Fortunately for us, we had friends living on the island who acted as our tour guides and had us going to all of the best places to explore. Some of the many photos we took while we were there are now up on my latest blog post. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving filled with Gratitude! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis Christmas Sheet Music Books PDF download sale. $15 each For those who want to get a jump on their Christmas repertoire. Peaceful Christmas Peaceful Solo Christmas 2 Calm and Peaceful Christmas Piano SHEET MUSIC SINGLE “Thanksgiving” from the Thanksgiving Piano album. Download HERE You can hear “Thanksgiving” 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 Our mailing address is: Landon Music Company P.O. Box 921 Placitas, NM 87043

Copyright ©2022 Landon Creative Inc., All rights reserved.

Hawaii – The Big Island

Our 10 day trip to Hawaii this October, was off the charts amazing! Here are some of the many photos we took. Enjoy

 

Louis Landon October 2022 Newsletter

On the way to the top of Mount Taylor NEWS Hello! The photo above was taken on our hike to the top of Mount Taylor on the Gooseberry Trail. It’s a 6.2 mile, 4 plus hour hike, with an elevation gain of 2,017 feet. As you can see in the picture below, Christine and I made it to the top, which is 11,301 feet above sea level. Hiking from 9,000 to 11,000 feet requires deep breathing as there is less oxygen up there. It was challenging  and rewarding. My sabbatical continues to serve me well. In this time I have done a lot of meditation and thinking about what I might be doing with my time going forward. Something that came to me recently was a change of mission. My new mission is to share love, peace, joy, and gratitude through music. I think that this mission will support and also dictate the kind of music that I will be composing and recording going forward. We shall see what’s meant to be! Sending love, peace, joy, gratitude and good health from New Mexico~ Louis FREE SHEET MUSIC SINGLE “Love Scenes” from the Ebb and Flow album. Download HERE You can hear “Love Scenes” 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 Our mailing address is: Landon Music Company P.O. Box 921 Placitas, NM 87043 Copyright ©2022 Landon Creative Inc., All rights reserved.

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.