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Coolness Counts

Published: Thu, 09/23/21

about taking charge of the label, Was recounts travelling 45 minutes by bus across Detroit just to hold a copy of Young's Blue Note LP Unity in his…

Playing the Changes

Published: Wed, 09/22/21

Bebop For Beginners More soon, David P.S. Thanks to everyone who emailed me back last week about playing the changes! There were a lot of detailed,…

New Workshop: Bebop For Beginners

Published: Tue, 09/21/21

will show you how. Four kinds of licks, three essential scales, and a practical, step-by-step approach for getting it all under your fingers. It's…

Oh Ryland, You Slippery Devil

Published: Fri, 09/17/21

Touring, like any other activity undertaken by a small group of people pursuing a relatively common purpose under less than ideal circumstances,…

Do The (Funky) Hustle

Published: Fri, 09/10/21

listen to!" It's a weird thing, the relationship between making stuff and one's response to the results. It seems somehow uncool to be too taken with…

Unsteady Bass

Published: Fri, 09/03/21

I rounded up the David Murray Octet's recording of "Dewey's Circle" on Spotify and had a listen. Around the third time through I started hearing what…

Songwriting Workshop – Last Reminder

Published: Fri, 08/27/21

Here's the last reminder to sign up now if you want to join me for tomorrow's songwriting workshop. We've already gotten into a pretty great…

Songwriting Workshop FAQs

Published: Fri, 08/27/21

1. The image on the registration page says "Sept. 28" – is that a typo? Ah, yep. The workshop is tomorrow, August 28. By the time you read this,…

Songwriting And Other Intangibles

Published: Thu, 08/26/21

Songwriting, like improvisation, can seem like an e ercise in intangibles. True, when it finally works, at least you wind up with a page of lyrics or…

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