In the summer of 2015, I did something nice for myself – on the way home from a teaching engagement in Tunisia, I booked myself an Airbnb with a piano in Paris for 5 nights. It was my own “Artist Residency”! In the morning, I’d zigzag through the boulevards of the...
I’m excited to announce that the Housewarming Project is releasing a series of live performance videos over the next couple of weeks. The series is called “at_Home/at_Play” and will alternate between videos from a recent in-home concert and at the...
Hal Leonard has published two new books of mine since I last posted here! Click the links for more info and to order. “First Lessons in Piano Improv” is an instructional book for improvisational beginners. “Pop Hits for Piano Duet” is a...
I’m always happy to be spending time with standup, singer, and gay icon Lea Delaria, now best known for her role as Big Boo in Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.” After playing with her at Blues Alley and Payomet in the summer, this October,...
I have some big and bittersweet news to share – I’ve accepted a position at Fullerton College and I’ll be moving (back) to Southern California in August. The news is bittersweet because I’ve met so many incredibly special people in Kalamazoo,...
