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The Three Best Ways to Learn to Play Music

Of course, there’s no such thing as the three best ways to learn to play...

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Learning to Play: Getting Started

Most parents agree that music should be part of their children’s education. Not that they...

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On the Road

In an upcoming MusicLifeandTimes podcast, my partner jazz pianist Kevin Bales and I exchange stories...

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Ahmad Jamal Is Uniquely Him

The other day I engaged my podcast partner, pianist Kevin Bales, in a discussion of...

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The Amazine Universe That Is Duke Ellington

In light of ongoing racial injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement, universities have been...

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’m sure you know the song “My Funny Valentine.” It’s from Babes in Arms, a...

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Jazz and Democracy

It’s no stretch. Jazz is an expression of democracy. So much so it was outlawed...

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The Role of Music in Social Change

The other night I was watching a report on the unrest on college campuses over...

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Singer-Songwriters: Next Up After The Great American Songbook

In a recent blog we talked about The Great American Songbook, the collection of songs...

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Out of the Corporate World and Back into Music

One of our favorite things to do with our Music Life and Times podcasts is...

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