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...

My new Yamaha P37D Pianica I just received a nice surprise in the mail; direct from Japan, a brand new melodica! The Yamaha P37D Pian...

When it comes to self-promotion, I'm probably the worst of all time. When I booked my Senior Recital at Peabody Conservatory, I didn...

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...

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

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

Sinne Eeg I've had a busy May in terms of playing. I did a Northwest "tour" with my band Theoretical Planets; we did a c...

Bass Trumpet Upon arriving back at home in Portland, after a week in Europe, I found a huge box that my wife had put in my office; it...

I just returned to Portland from my third consecutive experience at the Reno Jazz Festival. It's a pretty amazing event; 8,000 studen...

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...

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

When I was starting out as a pianist in Baltimore and Washington D.C., I worked with quit a few singers. I never considered myself a ...

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...

I apologize to jazztruth fans everywhere for my lack of presence in the blogosphere for the past few weeks. Here's the reason: No, ...

Couldn't find any photos of Richard, but this is his family business     where we worked for years Richard Dorsey, a wonderful ten...

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...