Some of you might remember back in 2011, I posted something about Nicholas Payton's album "Bitches." Part of the article refe...

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...

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 ...

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...