The Case For Original Jazz Imagine a world without Thelonious Monk’s music. Imagine a world with none of Wayne Shorter’s music. Imagi...

I'm currently away from Portland and on one of my Jazz Fantasy Camp trips. I performed twice in Canada: once at The Rex in Toronto an...

Chamber Music America is a wonderful organization which facilitates a boatload of grant money for independent jazz artists. The organiza...

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...

"Man those cats be playing some THEORY!" I'm finding that one of the huge challenges for teaching jazz at the higher lev...

Chris Rock in "Top Five" I recently wrote about my disappointment in regards to a movie I went to see with my wife; part of ...

I remember when I graduated from Peabody Conservatory in 1991; I was already earning a living as a jazz pianist in the Baltimore-Washingt...

The older I get, the less I care about what others think of me. I'm not saying I don't care at all; I'm saying that it conc...

Mostly Other People Do The Killing.....I mean, wait..... Mostly Other People Do The Killing is quite a provocative name for a jazz gro...

My son Liam was born December 19, 2009. I did not sleep again until December 19, 2010. Those of you with children can relate; some babies...

I realize it's still a bit raw, but I wanted to express my disappointment at the news tonight that Camellia Lounge in Portland, as of...

It's interesting how we get wrapped up in our own problems so much that we completely lose perspective on the truth. Many of us are l...

Joe Manis and Nicole Glover at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Hey everyone. Last week was incredible; we had our third successful ...

Although I've had more than my share of luck and success as an accidental jazz pianist, I was very interested in the drums. I recall ...