The Personal site of Pianist and World Traveler, Dotan Negrin PianoAcrossAmerica.com Tumblr (3.0; @dotannegrin)http://www.dotannegrin.com/<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/23112032645/tumblr_m3rc4jIJa61qck595&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Variations on Fur Elise (Live at Galapagos Art Space)</p> <p>This is one of my first recordings ever released…. Enjoy!</p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/23112032645http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/23112032645Tue, 15 May 2012 14:09:11 -0400my musicmymusic<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tvUbrbFdJ8g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great video of Victor Borge. This is incredibly inspiring.</p> <p><em>I love Improvising. It really gets to the core of who you are. You have nowhere to run and hide. Its freeing and limiting at the same time.</em> </p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/20935338764http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/20935338764Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:44:50 -0400improvimprovisinginspirationpiano videovideo<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DEC8nqT6Rrk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pianoacrossamerica.tumblr.com/post/18615924072/on-this-day-in-1959-a-bunch-of-musicians-came">pianoacrossamerica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>On this day in 1959 a bunch of musicians came together in a studio session to create one of the most influential albums ever made: Kind of Blue.</p> <p>This album is the reason why I started playing piano almost 7 years ago.</p> </blockquote>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/18663356781http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/18663356781Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:10:35 -0500jazzinspirationinspiration musicmiles davis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzv0s9GpT21qfuma5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pianoacrossamerica.tumblr.com/post/18139442528/mardi-gras-2012">pianoacrossamerica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mardi Gras 2012</p> <p><a href="http://www.pianoacrossamerica.com/mardi-gras-2012-new-orleans/">Check out the slideshow</a></p> </blockquote>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/18509796024http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/18509796024Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:20:00 -05002012mardi grasnew orleansnolapartypiano across americapaa<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gIcqb9hHQ3E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Get the money out of Politics!</p> <p>This is what needs to be done!</p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/16362674312http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/16362674312Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:29:05 -0500politicsinspirations politics<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PoPL7BExSQU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The song that got me to start playing piano. 7 years later, I’m traveling the world with my piano…</p> <p><strong>Blue in Green by Miles Davis and Bill Evans</strong></p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/16359387430http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/16359387430Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:22:05 -0500bill evansinspirationsjazzjazz musicmiles davismusic inspirationmy musical inspirationssongvideoinspirations music<p>Oct. 24, 2011</p> <p>I talked to the The Bum on the corner of 12th and Spruce&#8230;still asking for change and giving excuses. The security guard from the dorm I lived in&#8230;planning on retiring soon: more power to him! One of the sandwich shops I liked closed down&#8230; I didnt recognize a single person in the hallways of the school. But I kinda felt like I was back in college again. <br/><br/>Change is good. <strong>Abrupt </strong>change can be one of the greatest experiences of your life&#8230;</p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11889975490http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11889975490Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:53:50 -050020052011collegephiladelphiauniversitywisdomjournal writings<p>While traveling across America for 5 months, I met many people who recommended some books that I should read based on what inspired them and my free spirit approach to life. I am a firm believer of self-education through experience and reading. Here is a list of some of the books I will be reading in the next year:</p> <ul><li><strong>Walden</strong> by Henry David Thoreau </li> <li>The Prophet by Kahlil G</li> <li>The Road by Cormac McCarthy</li> <li>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance by </li> <li>Think on these Things by Krishna</li> </ul><p>These first 5 books were given to me by a man named Shawn in Albuquerque who was inspired by my attitude towards life.</p> <ul><li>The Art of War by Sun Tzu</li> <li>The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell</li> <li>Death of Sisyphis by Albert Camus</li> <li>Positioning: The Battle for your mind by Al Ries &amp; Jack Trout</li> <li>Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn</li> <li>Blink by Malcolm Gladwell</li> <li>T.S. Elliot Various Poems</li> <li>Four Quartets by T.S. Elliot </li> <li>Siddhartha by Herman Hesse</li> <li>Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill</li> <li>The Stoic Philosphy of Seneca</li> <li>Notes from the Underground by Dostoevsky </li> <li>Big Sur by Jack Kerouac</li> </ul><p><strong>If you have any recommendations for books you think I should read&#8230;Let me know</strong></p>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11655928392http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11655928392Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:49:55 -0500bookstipsjournal writings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgiwSe8u1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgiwSe8u1qck595o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11481128036http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11481128036Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:12:05 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszghlzZL61qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszghlzZL61qck595o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11478777785http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11478777785Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:07:05 -0400brando<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszggaUa2F1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11457904007http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11457904007Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:58:06 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgf7JCRk1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11455133516http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11455133516Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:54:05 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgedCWpC1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11452266701http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11452266701Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:44:05 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgcz2FMT1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11449588312http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11449588312Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:40:06 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszgbhzPWh1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11446977720http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11446977720Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:35:05 -0400brandoportfolio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg9yE26d1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg9yE26d1qck595o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11444438420http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11444438420Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:29:05 -0400brandodogportfolio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg9zNhs61qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11442268677http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11442268677Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:22:05 -0400brandoportfoliodog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg78MR9E1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11440337353http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11440337353Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:17:05 -0400portfoliodogbrando<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg50eqTv1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11438473451http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11438473451Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:12:06 -0400brandoportfoliodog<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lszg43Vsjg1qck595o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11436805787http://www.dotannegrin.com/post/11436805787Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:07:06 -0400dogportfoliobrando