Teaching Page: A conceptual approach.

I teach to pass along all I have learned, which has come through my studies, my practice, and my performing.

The common thread among all that I have heard, is that every note is important. Every note must contribute to the melody. Every note must be played with good time, good sound and good intonation. And the point of all that precision is to play melodically, with a nice loose feeling.

This all comes from listening. We listen to ourselves, to others, to the great jazz improvisers, to all the world's great music. We listen.

These are the concepts that I teach.