Presenting: the first conversation, the first steps towards socialization – a music school reunion birthed amid COVID lockdowns, midwest to west coast: a chat with my great friend, the brilliant pianist and composer Uziel Colón.

In which: Music is shared, laughs are had, and yarns – from the decades before and the decades after our music school crossing of paths – are woven and unwoven: tales of deep fried origins and the therapeutic value of inspirational teachers, of first Boston winters and the skin care techniques they require, of nostalgia and fatherhood, of 12-tone theory (“physics and shit”) and musicmaking "COVID-style" — long before COVID.

Along the way, he manages – thanks to his latest project – to get me to like 80's music: a remarkable feat, indeed.

A note: you will most certainly hear a.) the occasional child in the background and, b.) the occasional dog-child jangling their tags, itching and scratching and all; we, Uzi and I, offer no apologies.

In addition to his main site, uzcmusic.com, you can stalk, listen to, and support Uzi – and you should – at his following digital embassies:

The music in this episode, from Uziel's debut EP, lntersections:

Track 1: Intersections
Track 2: Butterflies
Track 3: Timeout