Author name: Mike Shaw

When pianist and composer Benny Green announced the debut of his new solo album this week, he talked about returning […]

When it comes to the life lessons you learn when you are learning to play music, it’s hard to imagine

One life lesson that music doesn’t teach is how to retire. Nobody’s going to hand you a gold watch as

When it comes to what you learn by learning to play and perform music, one lesson you can carry proudly

When I consider the years I’ve spent playing music, I can look at them in no other way than with

In my early years as a musician, I was managed by an agency that booked us a week or two

One of the most enjoyable aspects about playing music as a career is all the travel that is involved. Whether

Of the many unique aspects of life as a performing musician, one of the most distinctive differences between that career

I thought it appropriate to end this week’s collection of blogs pointing to some of the life lessons that learning

I probably should have titled this blog “Impatience.” That’s a me problem and I know it’s a problem for a