The biggest thing in my life, besides my wife and son, is music. However, I've always had a passion for comedy. (I actually took a stand...

Enoch Smith Jr. and his band Enoch Smith Jr. is a young pianist(younger than me, anyway...) who originally hails from Rochester, NY. ...

Pianist Noah Baerman Noah Baerman recently sent me his latest recording, entitled "Turtle Steps". As a pianist, I know the chal...

I have a few theories about rhythm. When we talk about swing rhythm, there's the general idea, but we can get really specific, and then ...

Acupuncture for the piano I was walking down the hall to teach a class at PSU when my colleague Darrell Grant ran up to me. "Come ch...

Portland is certainly not the jazz capital of the world. However, it has a thriving scene, and for a city of it's size and location, it...