In 1958, photographer Art Kane was working for Esquire Magazine. He was asked by the magazine to assemble as many jazz musicians as he could for a photo to accompany a special edition commemorating the “golden age of jazz”. That photo, seen here, became known as “A Great Day in Harlem”, and features an amazing […]
June 2009
Every Friday on this blog is “Makin’ it Happen Friday”, where I feature another musician who’s found a way to make a living playing music. I am constantly inspired by others, and hope to pass that inspiration on to you. Today we turn our attention to Andrew Durkin. Andrew is a self-described hack composer and […]
Practice is something that is a big part of my life. It used to be that the term only applied to practicing my trumpet, which I do on a daily basis. As I mentioned in the post First, A Little History, when I was younger I hated to practice. My mom had to pay me […]
I’m less than two weeks into this new blog and already I have decided to change the look! I had been using Chris Pearson’s Cutline theme and was quite happy with it until I ran across his new theme, Thesis. Thesis is more of a framework than a theme, as it allows you to easily […]
I had a funny moment today in a songwriting workshop I teach at the Experience Music Project (EMP) in Seattle. I’ve been teaching this workshop to middle- and high-school students for a year now. In about an hour I have to teach groups of 15-30 teenagers about writing lyrics. Now, as a jazz musician I […]
I’m playing a wedding tonight at the Bellingham Ferry Terminal and had to take a minute to upload a couple pictures. It’s gorgeous here! Tonight’s band is lead by Katrina Wible and also features Josh Rawlings, Birch Pereira and a drummer named Larry I met for the first time on the bandstand. I love jazz […]
I was reading my friend Jason Palmer’s blog earlier today. Jason is a fantastic trumpet player from Boston and he and I have been internet buddies for a few years now. If you want to hear some really cool jazz music check out his album, Songbook. I’ve always dug Jason’s playing and more recently have […]
Every Friday on this blog will be “Makin’ it Happen Friday”, where I feature another musician who’s found a way to make a living playing music. I am constantly inspired by others, and hope to pass that inspiration on to you. The first installment features pianist Larry Fuller. Larry lived here in Seattle for a […]
I’m still on cloud nine about receiving a grant from 4Culture to help finish the JPQ CD! Today I received the official press release and was able to see the rarefied company I’m in. Other recipient include trumpeter Cuong Vu, filmmaker Lynn Shelton, Senegalese master drummer Thione Diop, and pianists Wayne Horvitz and Jovino Santos […]
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