Weekly stories that provide an insider's view of a veteran jazz musician's musical and life experiences on the bandstand, in concert halls, on the road, in the studio, and in the practice room, illuminating the more significant life lessons learned.
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Our Milestone
I usually write my weekly Substack post on Saturday and post it on Sunday morning. I don’t believe I have failed to do so since I started over a year and a half ago.
As I write this entry, it is Saturday, August 29, 2026. It is a special d...
Pianist Bill Charlap
For about a year and a half, I hosted my own podcast, "The Cool Toddcast," which featured interviews with fellow jazz musicians I believed had the highest level of expertise and were very notable in the profession. It led to an archive that...
The Kindness of Jazz — Part Three of Three: Paying It Forward
If someone had asked me when I arrived in New York what I wanted to do with my life, my answer would have been immediate.
If someone had asked me when I arrived in New York what I wanted to do with my life, my answer would have been immedi...
The Kindness of Jazz — Part Three of Three: Paying It Forward
If someone had asked me when I arrived in New York what I wanted to do with my life, my answer would have been immediate.
If someone had asked me when I arrived in New York what I wanted to do with my life, my answer would have been immedi...
The Kindness of Jazz — Part Two: Learning to Belong
In the first part of this series, I wrote about some of the jazz giants whose generosity changed my life.
In the first part of this series, I wrote about some of the jazz giants whose generosity changed my life.
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