Michael Kollwitz

…for having me back as a featured guest on the popular afternoon show “Insight” on Friday July 6th with host Jeffrey Callison. That was a blast! Jeffrey first had me on his radio program last July, and since they have re-aired the original program last October. How cool. Guess they liked the Stick music… Anyway, [...]

First of all- thank you Sacramento (and all of Northern California) for embracing and supporting my music on The Chapman Stick since 1998! It has really been exciting and I hope to see ALL of you again soon. My wife and I have opened a new chapter in our lives and we have relocated to [...]

Wow- what a week this has been! Sacramento magazine interviewed me last month and in the May 2007 issue there is a full-page article and amazing color photo (shot by professional photographer Bruce Brown of Napa, CA). You’ll find it on page 31. Go out and get a copy while you still can. If not- [...]

Hi Everyone- I’m very happy to report that 3 days ago the 6 minute video mini-documentary that I helped Roy Plisko in Phoenix, Arizona produce in late October 2006 (wow- this is a LONG sentence…) reached the Number One spot on current.tv in both the United States and the United Kingdom. As a result, current.tv [...]

Wow. What an exciting past couple of weeks this has been! First, Joe Pattin played 2 of my tracks (Little Wing & Waterfallin’) during his guest slot on KVMR 89.5 Nevada City, CA. The following weekend, Michael Keene (host of the top rated Hawaiian music show, ‘Kani Ka Pila’) played my song Waterfallin’ on his show. The [...]

During the Fall and Winter months, I was involved in a number of behind-the-scenes projects, one of which was to help in the filming and production of a documentary about The Chapman Stick with veteran video procer and filmmaker Roy Plisko of Phoenix, Arizona. Roy’s work has been shown on MTV, VH1 and many other networks.
Roy and [...]

…is much, much more than just an ‘inventor’ or ‘instrument manufacturer’. Literally- he is one of the most amazing individuals I’ve been fortunate to know in my lifetime. He (and his entire family) have made a dramatic impact in my life since I first met them in 1976. Together, both Greg Howard and Jim Reilly have created a wonderful new [...]