In the Presence of (future) Greatness
I’m heading to Washington D.C. to cheer on my young pal, the gifted 21 year-old pianist Emmett Cohen, compete as a semi-finalist in the prestigious …
Tag: jazz
We Lost Another Great Artist – Snooky Young R.I.P
Eugene “Snooky” Young was one of the baddest jazz and studio trumpet players who ever lived. He passed away last week at the age of …
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What I’m Currently Reading
A friend of mine just asked Facebook friends what they’re reading. Here is my current list if you don’t included the other thousand or so …
Top-10 Favorite Jazz Recordings
I’ve been asked occasionally to name my ten favorite jazz CDs. This is not necessarily the most important recordings, but my favorites. John Coltrane – …
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A School Story (1999)
Author’s note: As a response to the bile being directed at teachers by President Obama, Oprah Winfrey and NBC News’ Education Nation, I’ve decided to …
Top Ten Favorite Jazz CDs
Occasionally, a friend asks me to name my all-time favorite jazz CDs. That’s extremely difficult to do, especially since I own more than 1,500 of …
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The Most Wonderful Week of the Year (2007)
This is probably my favorite week of the year. Tuesday I’ll be reporting from MacWorld in San Francisco and then I fly to New York …
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Gary Stager on Lifelong Learning (November 2004)
Picking up lessons for schools in three-quarter time Lifelong learning. I decided to try it. So, I packed up the car and drove to Palo …
Gary Stager on Jazz Education (July 2004)
What sort of mature culture relies on Jessica Simpson to “Save the Music?” I first encountered Roy Haynes 26 years ago as a high school …