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Dave sat down with York professor Sundar Viswanathan for an interview.

Thanks to all for writing and for your questions and thoughts. Always appreciated. For this recent one, I am going to paraphrase the question: "Dave, I'm having trouble knowing what to practice. I feel like I am working a lot but...

This Sunday, April 21, from 3pm to 6pm we will gather again at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn. The main focus of this workshop will be reading the music from my sextet album Soul On Soul, dedicated to Mary Lou Williams. The Workshop will also consider elements of composition and performance, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Come join us, you can play or just listen.

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Deepen your compositional understanding and make new musical connections at these semi-private sessions in small ensemble playing and writing.

Very happy to make the new book available. It has lyrics as well as clearly detailed voicings and arrangements. It’s a nice complement to the other sheet music in the shop, which you can find here. I had a few questions for Dave as we proofed the Be Still Book. A brief discussion ensued. Warning: this gets really muso nerdy.

You can't deny the power of raw talent in music, but it is possible there is an even greater strength in the human capacity for ...

What values does a jazz education offer beyond the music itself?

ast week, just after posting some in-depth thoughts on the workshop and mentorship process, Dave started working with students at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Lucky for all of us on this side of the Atlantic, guitartist Alex Roth gives us a detailed account of the week at the London Jazz blog.

Every time I see a teaching artist talk about music I learn something new...