I live in a rural part of upstate New York, and when I first moved here in the 1970s, it consisted almost entirely of struggling dairy farms. Most of the homes were over one hundred years old, and were frequently uninsulated. My studio is in such a building: originally an 1887 seed company (once the largest in the world).

The article explores John Coltrane's "Circle" concept, connecting jazz music to mathematical and physical principles, and how the author's personal experience at a jazz concert led to a deeper understanding of this connection.