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Jazz Will Survive AI

The bots might kill us all, but they can’t replace jazz because jazz is played...

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Origins

We’ve talked often about the beginnings of jazz and the debt we owe Louis Armstrong...

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Kindness

The list of life lessons that learning to play and perform music teaches is seemingly...

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Courage and Comedy

Performing for a living as a musician has its challenges, among them assembling the self-confidence...

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Aftermath

I was surprised but very pleased to find that many of musicians that I meet...

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Jammin’

People who both play and teach are typically high on the idea of playing at...

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Independence

If you choose a career as a performing musician, you are likely a person who...

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Appearance

You might think that musicians don’t care how they look, just how they sound. But...

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Process

My friend, co-podcaster, and co-author, the esteemed educator as well as performer, pianist Kevin Bales,...

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Savings

An introductory note here: If you’re going to be a self-employed musician, you better find...

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