It’s been quite a while since I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and write a solid multi-part series. I used to to this a lot on the blog–in fact, my book Road Warrior Without an Expense Account is based on a series of posts I did in 2006 and 2007...
I’m getting sick and tired of the punishing winter weather of Illinois–not a rare thing for me in mid-January. Why on Earth would I want to live here? I have no idea. My wife is applying all over the country for medical school. She’s applying to a...
What makes a jazz solo great? Can it be quantified by fundamental musical building blocks (rhythm, contour, note choices, phrasing, etc.), or is it some magical and indescribable combination of characteristics. How can we teach students how to create a truly great...
After a long fall of student teaching, I find myself happily falling back into my old routines, working on the blog, doing podcasts, and getting a couple of Keynote presentations ready to go for later this month. For example, I’m blogging right now in a Subway...
We’ve got more outstanding playing from double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh, this time performing excerpts from the Elgar Cello Concerto. Be sure to check out www.guytuneh.com, and visit Guy’s page on Contrabass Conversations for our complete video and many...
