It's been a while since we last touched base, as the pace of things here in Palm Springs has picked up significantly with “the season’s” arrival. Thankfully, my

Originally Posted on February 25, 2020Remember the moment you realized that being a studio musician was a real job?The realization that all of the music we hear around

Happy October or as we say in Georgia, “Happy Fall Y’all!”Can you imagine if your band director was a jazzer AND sounded like Michael Brecker?My junior high band

Originally Posted on July 19th, 2019A few months ago I came across a video of the phenomenal young alto player, Erena Terakubo, BURNING on Jackie McLean’s “Bird Lives.”I

Originally Posted on May 27, 2018 I recently finished transcribing one of my favorite solos of all time and I wanted to share it with you.It’s Troy Roberts’(KILLING