You Never Know Who’s in the Room

June 8, 2009

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 […]

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I’m Workin’ Here…

June 7, 2009

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 […]

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Why We Play

June 6, 2009

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 […]

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Makin’ it Happen – Larry Fuller

June 5, 2009

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 […]

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4Culture Press Release

June 4, 2009

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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Yesterday Was About 12-Year-Olds & 70-Year-Olds

June 4, 2009

Yesterday was a funny day. It started wonderfully when my business partner Josh showed up for a meeting with homemade granola and fresh fruit. Now that’s a good partner! Josh’s mom runs Wow Catering and every once in a while I get to reap the benefits too. After our meeting I was off to teach […]

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Three Words: Quit Your Job

June 4, 2009

This is what I’ve always said to people when they ask me “How can I become a musician (or photographer, or actor, or painter)?” Simple, right? Today I found a great blog post by Lauren Zettler that says the same thing, only much more eloquently than I ever could. Read the post here: Eff It… […]

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A Day in the Life

June 3, 2009

One of the most common questions I get asked, by friends and strangers alike, is what does a “normal day” look like for me. I put that phrase in quotes because, simply put, there are no normal days for me. That’s one of the things I like the most about my job. I realize that […]

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I Love My Job!

June 2, 2009

One of the great things about working for myself in the music business is that I end up “working” in all sorts of cool places. A few days ago I blogged about going to an event at JM Cellars with my business partner Josh and our friend BreeAnn from Pink Blossom Events. We are planning […]

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A Little More History

June 1, 2009

This is the second in a series of posts detailing how I’ve gotten to this point in my life. Click here for the first part of this series. After deciding not to continue as a Music Major, I went down to the campus radio station to see what was up. I had done a little […]

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