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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Reykjavik, Iceland I've been traveling to the continent of Europe to perform jazz since 1993. Back then, the excitement of new cou...

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...

This year was my second time as an adjudicator at the Reno Jazz Festival. Running for over 50 years, this festival is one of the biggest ...

Our tour is over and the Jack DeJohnette Quartet featuring Don Byron is taking a hiatus(with the exception of one gig in Albany on Decem...

Sarejevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Actually, I'm already in Sarajevo. I'm writing this from the Hotel Europe which is smack in t...