Monday, May 13, 2024

Travel in peace, David Sanborn.

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David Sanborn has left the building.  He was one of the most original voices in all of saxo-land, and he influenced generations of saxophoni...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Major Thirds on Minor Chords: How James Moody might have been the greatest improviser of all time

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  The other day, I stopped to talk to a colleague at JMU (thank you, Donna Wampler!) who was placing donated cds on a table.  I saw this Dex...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

Eric in the Evening: A Remembrance

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     When I heard the news that Eric Jackson left us, I was hit with a heavy dose of nostalgia from my youth.  I was an eager teenage musici...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

In Gratitude to Michael Brecker

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This article originally appeared in Saxophone Journal, May/June 2007.  Volume 31, No. 5   Michael Brecker’s public battle with myelodysplast...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Reflections on Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live in Seattle

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     Let me start by saying that A Love Supreme is far from my favorite recording, or even my favorite John Coltrane recording.  Now, before...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Imposter Syndrome and Social Media

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    I had a brush with imposter syndrome last week that I am compelled to share in the hopes that it will help anyone that finds themselves ...
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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Building Technical Dexterity for Jazz Improvisation (aka, the superfly exercise)

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This article originally appeared in Saxophone Journal, March/April 2007.  Volume 31, No. 4 [An interesting aside to this article is that my ...