Publications

  • Jazz Piano Voicings for the Non-Pianist

    Jazz Piano Voicings for the Non-Pianist

    Every musician should have a basic understanding of how and why pianists voice chords in certain ways. This book, designed by a horn player, addresses and explains the basics of authentic, hip sounding chord voicings in simple, non-pianistic language. You’ll be comping on your own over Standards in a short period of time. Includes written voicings over many of the most popular Aebersold play-a-long tracks, so you can comp with bass and drums backing you up! No piano skills are required to use this book effectively. Play great jazz voicings today!

  • Pocket Changes I & II

    Pocket Changes I & II

    Pocket Changes I & II, widely used by musicians throughout the world, contains standard progressions (no melodies) to 421 & 381 tunes (respectively). These handy, small-formatted books contain a great deal of musical information that has proven to be very useful for both educational and professional playing situations – tunes played by all jazz musicians, professional and amateur alike in a format that will fit in any case. There are no duplications between volumes and come in concert key only.

The Jazz Connection – Russia:Louisville

March 13, 2024 – From 2004. One often hears of how “music is the universal language”. This statement was proven true again during a recent visit to the… [read more]

Thoughts on Starting a Jazz Program

March 13, 2024 – I found this recently and, while times have changed, much still pertains to today…. [read more]

Relationships and Open World

October 31, 2008Louisville Jazz Society Newsletter
As we look forward to receiving another group of Russian jazz students as part of the Open World… [read more]

Jazz Studies in Brazil

March 1, 2008Louisville Jazz Society Newsletter
In March 2008, seven faculty members from the University of Louisville Jamey Aebersold Jazz… [read more]

Perm, Russia: Student Reflections

July 20, 2006 – It may come as a surprise to many to learn that Louisville has a sister. How come we haven’t seen her? Well, she lives quite a ways away and… [read more]

La Plata Jazz Festival: Student Reflections

June 21, 2006 – The connection between two sister cities from across the globe is one that celebrates their cultural and language differences yet still creates… [read more]

A Year in Global Jazz

April 1, 2006 – Jazz Educators Journal — As someone who has actively been involved in the jazz education movement for more than 30 years, I have witnessed… [read more]

The Polish-American Ensemble

November 21, 2005KENTUCKY MUSIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
One often hears that music is the universal language. I have been very fortunate to… [read more]

Australia, Hamilton Island, and Jazz Education

October 1, 2005 – Imagine standing under a swaying palm tree, shading yourself from the blazing tropical sun; a welcome breeze off the ocean, helping to cool the… [read more]

Jazz in Estonia

February 4, 2004 – Friends and colleagues gave me the oddest looks when I told them that I was going to Tallinn, Estonia, for ten weeks. Why? To help build a jazz… [read more]

Copyright Law

January 1, 1991 – Copyright law is an important concern for the musician in today’s contemporary society. It affects all aspects of music in our culture. The… [read more]

Blue Note Classics: An Analytical, Comparative & Historical Study of Eleven Jazz Recordings

October 1, 1990(PROCESSES, APPLICATIONS, AND ETHICS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, JANUARY, 1990)
In music, when one composes, the artist creates new… [read more]

College Jazz: A Brighter Future in Sight

September 20, 1990(JAZZ EDUCATORS JOURNAL, FALL 1990)
When educators consider the inevitability of declining enrollment at colleges and universities,… [read more]

Aesthetic Education & the Jazz Ensemble

January 1, 1989(JAZZ RESEARCH PAPERS. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS, 1989)
During the past quarter century, public and private… [read more]