The underlying purpose of our podcast, Music Life and Times, is to discuss the life...

My MusicLifeandTimes podcast partner Kevin Bales, who has taught jazz to students young and not-so-young...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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