Sometimes the hardest thing to do is, well, go. To get started. To move forward. This is true in so many different aspects of our lives – from trying to figure out what to clean first, to what to make for dinner. As a musician, the fear of what’s going to happen if you  __________ [...]

Here’s a couple photos of me and the Pangean Orchestra at our gig for World Refugee Day. Special thanks to Mimi Ahmed who took such lovely pictures! Her website and more pictures can be found here. Enjoy!

One of my favorite things to do in life is create. And I do that in a variety of ways. I love to sketch and doodle, I paint wooden boxes and frames, I compose and arrange music for myself and my students… but my favorite thing to do is improvise. I get some unique opportunities [...]

Recommended Jazz Stardards to Learn   One of my biggest weaknesses as a jazz player is knowing tunes. (“Knowing” in this case means that you have the melody and chord changes memorized and could play thru both without the use of a Real Book.) Over the years I have gathered many lists and I never [...]

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