While playing through a tune for an upcoming tour (“Wrinkles” by guitarist Davy Mooney) I was really taken by a particular sequence of harmonies centering on a Gbma7#5 chord. This ...
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Tips for The High School Jazz Audition
For the last several years I have been asked to assist in the audition process for the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Jazz program. I’ve seen hundreds of auditions and it’s striking how it’s a similar learning curve ...
Read MoreFrom the Richard Davis Foundation 2015 Conference in Madison WI
The best way to change your life is to find people who've already achieved what you want and then model their behavior.
A few months ago I approached Richard Davis and Catherine Harris who run the annual Richard Davis Foundation in Madison WI ...
Read MoreReally Feeling A Groove: Further Adventures in Awareness Exercises
What does it mean to feel a groove? Everyone has used that expression, but what is this experience? To say we feel something refers to a physical sensation; whether it’s a groove or something emotional. We don’t think we’re happy, ...
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