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!!Touring
News!!
Last
August the trio returned to Casais, Portugal for Duarte
Mendonca's Estoril Jazz Festival. Part of our appearance
included a Q & A session with the audience with
translations by one of the country's leading musicians
and old friend Ze Eduardo.
Video's
coming soon!
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This
fall is starting to get busy with trio tours of the
North East & Midwest as well as a solo appearance
at Mohawk College in Hamilton Ontario, Canada for
my staunch Forward Motion cohort Darcy Hepner.
The
trio will be visiting North Texas State University
for two days of clinics and a concert in October.
In
January I'll be in Lousville, KY at the Jazz Educator's
Network conference speaking on Forward Motion.
I've
been invited to be interviewed this December as part
of the "Harlem Speaks" series this December
at the New School's Performance Space.
Another
Northeast trio tour is on the books for next March
and a return to the Northwest in April.
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Check
my web site for Journalist Ken Dryden's a nice little
interview for September's issue of the recently renamed
New York Jazz Record in conjuction with this months
Northeast tour.
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Educational
News
Falk
Willis of Jazz Heaven has invited me to do a DVD on
"Cell Theory," a improvisational concept I've
been teaching to my private students at Purchase Conservatory
and The New School . I've been threatening to write
this in book format for years but have been waiting
until I made it part of my own playing before publishing
it. I much prefer the DVD format and Falk has a strong
commitment to the quality of his productions. Other
artists he's working with are Lee Konitz, Jerry Bergonzi,
Kenny Werner and Ralph Peterson to name a few. I expect
we'll begin working on it early next year. Jazz Heaven
is still in early pre-release stage but expect to see
his productions hitting the streets in the near future.
Stay tuned to my FaceBook page for further info on its
release.
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Last week I had the distinct pleasure to hear pianist
Steve Kuhn at Birdland. He was totally killing! One
of my earliest influences, he, like myself, Kenny
Werner and many others is a protege of Boston's Madam
Chaloff.
A
few years ago I was talking with Berklee's Stephany
Tiernan, another Chaloff alumni. I've often wished
I could pass on to my students Chaloff's legacy and
was excited when she mentioned she was working on
a book/DVD of her teachings.
Steve
mentioned that Stephany's book/DVD was out. I found
it on Amazon and ordered it immediately. I have yet
to receive it but the reviews were excellent and expect
it to be in my hands soon. Madam's Technique (she
called it the Russian Shoulder Technique at the time)
saved my chops and the debt I owe her is incalculable
.
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