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A Noisy Event: Why Even Play?

The other night my trio performed at an event where the crowd was so loud...

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The American Popular Song: A Genre and Tradition

You’re probably familiar with the American Songbook, the collection of songs composed in the first...

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Russell Gunn: “All Roads Lead to Louis Armstrong”

One of my favorite pastimes is writing about jazz for ArtsATL.org, the Atlanta arts community...

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Big Mo & little joe: A Tribute in Jazz

On August 10, pianist Joe Alterman released his latest album, Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann:...

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Jazz vs. Classical: The Cultures Can Clash

One of the differences between playing classical music and jazz is that jazz is all...

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A Fictional Jazz Lesson (from Mike Shaw’s The Musician)

A Fictional Jazz Lesson (from Mike Shaw’s The Musician) Mike Shaw’s novel, The Musician, captures...

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Music Is Religion.

Especially if you’re playing it. Because as you play, you have to believe. Singers know...

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The Professor and His Youth Jazz Orchestra

As a professor of music at GSU and “Coordinator of Jazz,” jazz trumpeter Dr. Gordon...

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Why Musicians get paid in 2023!

Listing ten different way to earn money as a musician....
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What ChatGPT says about music!

Music has a remarkable ability to enrich and uplift our lives in various ways. Beyond...

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