These Ten Commandments are designed to stimulate an enlightened level of jazz soloing for those seeking to move beyond mere…
After forty years of listening to sets by jazz masters as well as masters of other genres of music, I’ve…
I must preface this piece by saying goodbye to the ones I love because what I will say here will…
Comping (accompanying and complimenting) is a critical part of a true jazz group. There are thousands of musicians who play…
Many knowledgable music writers make lists of great albums or great tunes. These are “Top Ten Songs” or “Top Albums”;…
Many great musicians and music teachers have described good music as storytelling. A story is a series of events that…
Everybody knows that in order to improve any skill, practicing is critical. But what constitutes practicing is quite variable. Some…
I remember when I used to go out dancing in the Division St. bars in Chicago. There were always bouncers…
As we walk down the street many sounds come into our reality. We hear buses accelerate, laughing, shouting, fire truck…
Many theory books have been written about which notes are the money notes and which notes are wrong in relation…