Do you ever feel like the little voices in your head are so powerful that they’re yelling at each other, “Yes you can,” “No you can’t,” “Yes you can,” “No you can’t”? The title says it all – believe in yourself – but somehow we continue to doubt our god given talents. It can really […]
As we wind down to the end of the year at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, I’ve been looking back at the past 12 months and realizing that 2015 has been a year of arranging music and starting new programs. Last December, I performed a Snap on 2 and 4 concert of all original songs. It […]
Here is the video clip of my teaching how to play “Smile” on The Piano Guy TV series a few years ago. I demonstrate the whole tune at the end. Enjoy!
Comments Off on Lesson and Demonstration: “Smile” on Piano Guy Continue Reading...My father owned a music store, so I grew up in a very musical family and an extensive jazz LP collection that my parents played constantly. Dad was always listening to Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith and many more great artists. We got to practice to these LPs, and with […]
Comments Off on Dream Gig #3: Drummer Ed Thigpen Continue Reading...It happened in 1998 just after we started The Nashville Jazz Institute (now the Nashville Jazz Workshop). The National Association of Music Merchants convention (NAMM) was in Nashville that year, and the great vibraphonist Terry Gibbs came for it. While he was here, Café Milano booked him for a couple of performances. As it happened, […]
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