Lápis

Lápis (Pencils) is dedicated to the memory of my late mentor Bob Brookmeyer and to his wife Jan. Bob was a virtuoso valve trombonist, a legendary composer, a great teacher, and a dear friend. After his passing, Jan gave me a set of pencils that belonged to Bob. In it, each pencil has a distinctive colored eraser at the tip and so the work is similarly divided into small sections, each representing a different color and mood. These pencils remind me every day of the extraordinary man and mentor with whom I had the good fortune to cross paths.