5 Things to Consider Before Buying a Digital Piano
There’s a lot that goes into the decision of buying the best digital piano. For instance, are you looking to buy a fully-fledged digital piano or simply want a portable 61-key keyboard? Are you interested in something portable to carry around when you’re invited to gigs or do you want a larger stage version? How […]
The Relationship Between Jazz and Gospel Music
Gospel and Jazz Music The advantage of learning to play gospel music as a kid growing up in church was gaining the ability to hear and play piano (or keyboard). No matter how many rehearsals we held beforehand, the set-list never stayed the same during the actual church service. We had no other option as […]
Jamey Aebersold Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Jazz Education Network (JEN) has announced the establishment of the Jamey Aebersold Endowed Scholarship, which will be awarded annually at the JEN Conference to a college student exhibiting genuine passion and dedication to jazz education. The scholarship is named after respected and acclaimed jazz educator Jamey Aebersold, whose more than fifty years of pioneering […]
You Never Know
During one of the Jam Sessions at my Carnegie Center exhibit, we had about 45 or so people at the jam and about 12 people sat in. One adult sax guy, probably in his sixties from Cookeville, TN drove up with his saxes to jam with us. He then spent time upstairs at the exhibit […]
Jamey Aebersold on WHAS11
For those who missed Jamey’s Carnegie Center Exhibit in New Albany, Jamey made quite a few rounds doing media appearances and promotion for the event. Below is just one of the many stops on his journey. The following was featured on a local station, WHAS11, and features Jamey speaking on the exhibit, a bit of […]