Guided Practice, All-Interval Tetrachord

Here's a part of live concert in Brooklyn where we combine the Dog Star groove with Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life." Check out the whole concert for free here. We made a vinyl album out of this series of concerts that's a little different from the video that you can find here. This is the end of the…

This is my first post about composition, a much-requested topic, but one that can quickly go down long rabbit holes. I try to limit the topic by talking about just the drum part from one of my tunes. This one has to do with the possibilty of people in the band feeling a groove different ways, and t…

Here's a look at an amazing melody by JSB, from Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor.

Here's the groove we talked about yesterday in it's first incarnation, at a recording session at the old Systems Two Studios, one of my favorite places in the world that is sorely missed. The full video can be seen here, along with other tunes from that session that led to the debut album for the b…