I’m a writer living and
working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m also a working musician, playing bass
alongside guitarist Dave Woodruff and the multi-instrumentalist George Giganti as The Windsor Creek Trio
My new
book of short stories, “Lunch Hour”,
will be available on Amazon.com soon. I also write for Speak Without Interruption.com, an international online
magazine and Rhyme Writers, a website
dedicated to verse.
Other credits
include a gig as associate producer working with veteran director Thom Eberhardt and his wife,
writer/producer Christine
Vasquez on two short documentary films entitled "Mariachi Spectacular de
Albuquerque" and Lewie Wickham:A New Mexico Original. These films chronicle some
of the legendary musicians I have met in my long career in music here in New
Mexico.
Each month I
offer a sampling of poetry, essays and short stories as well as columns related
to music and the music industry. Please browse and let me know what you think.
Send your comments to qandajose@joseantonioponce.com
Today’s Short Story Today's Poetry Today's Essay
Other
Interests
With help
from my wife Kathy and a lot of friends, I produce the New Mexico Music Awards, which annually recognizes excellence in
music recorded and produced within the state of New Mexico. In truth, it wasn’t
my idea, but rather the brainstorm of New Mexico engineer and producer Eric Larson and other New Mexico music
industry professionals like Tom Mitchell and Tim Cordova, who, in 1985,
realized that the best way to elevate the quality of music produced in New
Mexico was through competition. The first awards program took place in 1988 and
the program will celebrate its silver anniversary in 2012. It is the longest
running and most successful music awards program in New Mexico and one of the
longest running music awards programs in the US.
Eric passed
away in April of 2005 and we thought the best way to remember him was by
creating the Eric
Larson Endowment at the University of New Mexico to assist junior or senior
students at UNM who have declared music or a related field as their major. Our
first scholarship was presented this spring to Damien Neccochia,
a senior at UNM.
I also keep
busy, as a member of the New
Mexico Music Commission, an organization promoting the diverse music of New
Mexico and as vice president of the New Mexico
Jazz Workshop, promoting Jazz, Salsa and Blues and educating young people about this
most American art form.
Other information & places
Free Music & Copyright Info Eric Larson Endowment
Speak Without Interruption Music Information Columns
New Mexico Music Commission New Mexico Music Awards
The Windsor Creek Trio The New Mexico Jazz Workshop