Nothing is a sure thing. In any career, there are no guarantees. Gone are the days of spending a lifetime doing one thing. If you want to have a career

If someone is playing their recital, go and listen. Someday you’ll need an audience for your recital. Besides, you might enjoy it. It’s always possible you may learn something I

As the Disney ride says, we really don’t live that far apart. Six degrees of separation can cut to two very fast in the music business. When you work with

There is no boundary beyond the one you have in your head. Over my years as a musician,  I’ve played Salsa gigs, brass quintet gigs, Chinese funerals, Operas (four complete

As we continue our way through my Seven Steps to a better life in music, it’s time to talk about equipment. (and this would be a good time to mention

First off, Bogart is a small town in north Georgia near where I grew up. It was so small, it was used as a joke to us as in, you