Savion Glover Although the bulk of my time these days is spent in Portland either teaching or spending time with my family, I'm g...

I recently performed at Jimmy Mak's in Portland with trombonist Steve Turre. In addition to having drummer Charlie Doggett on the b...

Alto Madness: Bob Mover And Steve Wilson the great Bob Mover I consider myself very lucky that I still get calls to play with so...

I was sorry to hear of the sudden passing of trumpet great Lew Soloff. I was fortunate to share the bandstand with him a number of tim...

The great Hal Galper Portland State was recently lucky to have the great pianist and educator Hal Galper for a masterclass. Galper pai...

The jazz community is saddened by the loss of the great trumpeter Clark Terry. One of the first jazz trumpeters I ever heard as a middl...

It's a few weeks to go until Spring Break, and I can feel the home stretch. I am enjoying my teaching; many of my students are reall...

Since I've been on the subject of movies lately, one great film I saw recently was "Birdman," an incredible vehicle for Mic...

Clickety clack . . . clickety clack Bring that man's baby back. Clickety clack . . . clickety clack I want my spirit back....

Larry Coryell One of the downsides of playing a lot of gigs with my students has been, you guessed it, that I'm no longer the youn...

It's always great to hear live music, and it's always a privilege to get to hear one of the greatest musicians to ever walk the p...

We've lost a number of greats in jazz recently( Charlie Haden, Joe Sample, Horace Silver, Gerald Wilson), but I wanted to mention th...

I was sincerely shocked to hear of the recent death of pianist Kenny Drew Jr. I was aware that Drew had a number of health problems, but...

Although I'm primarily a pianist, I've always been fascinated with the drums. On the rare occasions that I play drums on a gig, ...

 I'm getting geared up for our 3rd annual jazz camp. Our special guest, Dr, Alex Norris, is one of the greatest musicians you will e...

Horace Silver was one of the giants of jazz. One of the creators of Hard Bop, Horace Silver brought jazz back to it's funky, soulful...

I just got back to Portland from my trip to New York. It was sweet but definitely short. My Wednesday night engagement at The Jazz Standa...

There's nothing about driving from Portland to Eugene that inspires one to play jazz, unless signs that say "Carl's Jr. Next...

Persian Jazz Collective I just arrived back in Portland after an extended weekend run up to Seattle. I combined an invitation to perfor...

-->  I recently had the good fortune to do a mini-tour with Jim Rotondi, one of the great jazz trumpeters. I have admired hi...