Monthly Archives: January 2013

What a whirlwind month of January! It started literally right after 2013 dawned, with a January 2 crack-of-dawn flight to Atlanta for the Jazz Education Network Conference (full disclosure: I serve on the JEN board). Among that conference’s highlights was … Continue reading →

Patricia Nicholson Parker resembles the wise university professor, pleasant of disposition but iron-willed when it comes to ensuring students do the right thing in her classroom. It would appear that blend of wisdom and tough-mindedness has served her well in … Continue reading →

ON THE SUBJECT OF MUSICIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS/HER AUDIENCE. Dig this… CREATE RELATIONSHIPS PLEASE EMPOWER CREATE TRUST CREATE COMMUNITY CREATE LEGACY YOUR LOCAL SCENE. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. JAZZ IS NOT JUST NEW YORK! offer present receive include convince … Continue reading →

The JEN Masters: l to r Javon Jackson, John Clayton, Bob Mintzer, Don Braden, and moderator Martin Mueller dropped some real science on a packed house during a session at last week’s Jazz Education Network conference in Atlanta; John Clayton … Continue reading →