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Pink background with a photo of Brenda Earle Stokes playing piano. White lettering reads "What does a jazz pianist need to know?"

What does a jazz pianist need to know?

Whether you are a music student, a recent college graduate, or a musician just starting out, there is a standard tool kit that each of us needs to have.  This article is about how to collect, create and curate career assets for emerging artists and will tell you exactly how to assemble a press kit …

In the midnight hour piano tutorial

In the Midnight Hour Piano Tutorial

In this In the Midnight Hour Piano Tutorial, I show you the step-by-step process to get this iconic Stax Records song under your fingers. It is so much fun to sing and play! Need to learn more chords? Sign up and get my FREE Ultimate Chord Cheat Sheets!  Perfect for mastering your chords on piano. …

Introducing The Versatile Musician Membership!

Today is the day!  After months of early mornings and late nights and binge-working sessions while my son was at camp, I can finally make this announcement!  The Versatile Musician membership is now LIVE!I am excited to announce the launch of my new business The Versatile Musician.  The Versatile Musician is an all-in-one online membership …

A Sneak Peek Inside The Versatile Musician Membership

Today is the day!  After months of early mornings and late nights and binge-working sessions while my son was at camp, I can finally make this announcement!   The Versatile Musician membership is now LIVE!I am excited to announce the launch of my new business The Versatile Musician.  The Versatile Musician is an all-in-one online …

Shawn Maxwell’s Expectation and Experience Album

Shawn Maxwell is an amazing saxophonist and composer based in Chicago and his new record comes out on FRIDAY! We met back in 2000 on a cruise ship and have kept in touch over the years. He wrote 17 pieces and sent them to 30 musicians to record at home. I played on “Breathe”, a …

Random Songs I Like #15 – Ladies in Mercedes

Random Songs I Like Week #15: Ladies in Mercedes is a brilliant composition by jazz bassist and composer Steve Swallow, with hysterical lyrics by British jazz vocalist Norma Winstone.  This song has always resonated with me, since I moved to the Uber-fancy Upper East Side of Manhattan.  This is the performance that I captured on my …

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