19 January 2019
Harry Whitaker – Blues For Piano Players
Meeting Harry Whitaker was one of the brightest things that happened to me in New York City. Pianist-composer-producer Harry Whitaker inspired many players in New York...…
15 December 2018
Barry Harris Solo on Hocus-Pocus
Here is a transcription of Barry Harris solo on Lee Morgan composition Hocus-Pocus from The Sidewinder. I dedicate this post to him, his legacy and his students and fans around the world.
21 November 2018
Indexing Real Books On iPad
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If you use iPad to read music and looking for a good way to handle you music books collection there are a bunch of very useful apps for it. Here is the simple way to index your Real Books withing forScore.
16 November 2018
I Remember Mulgrew (part 2)
This is the second part of my post on Mulgrew Miller. Mulgrew was known for being the highly in-demand pianist for recordings and on-stage. One of the reasons for that was because he was such a great accompanist. His comping, chord voicings, swing and overall sound behind the soloists are so beautiful.
13 August 2018
I Remember Mulgrew (part 1)
Mulgrew Miller was one of the most inspirational musicians I have ever met. In June 2012 Mulgrew Miller was a guest artist at The Center for Jazz Studies, The Israel Conservatory of Music In Tel Aviv. It was a remarkable week full of music and a wonderful experience
12 August 2018
Playing Jazz Standards
A good deal of time with my students I dedicate to showing them the ways of playing jazz standards and using various approaches of harmonization.
21 May 2018
Relaxin’ with Chuck
Playing with the great bassist-arranger-composer Chuck Israels during his in 2009-10 was a wonderful experience. One of the tunes we played was Relaxin' at Camarillo by Charlie Parker.
