Very happy to share the news that I have been awarded the Creator Fund Grant from New Music USA! I’ll use this support to compose music for small ensemble featuring a new collaboration with oudist Ronnie Malley. Thank you, New Music USA, and congrats to all awardees!

Happy Birthday to the late great Otis Clay. Had the good fortune of arranging music for Otis and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra as part of WTTW’s 50th anniversary concert at Millennium Park in 2005. Here’s some recently discovered footage of that performance.

Having Finale setup for the way you work and how your scores/parts need to appear is
vital for working efficiently and rapidly with the program. See how long-time Finale user,
Composer, Pianist, Producer, and Educator Ryan Cohan maintains a productive
workflow in Finale with a handful of time saving shortcuts. View article

Had fantastic time playing the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago with my quartet-mates John Wojciechowski, Ethan Philion and Neil Hemphill. The community vibe at this fest, the world-class roster of artists and large enthusiastic crowds that come out to support the music are truly special and inspiring.

As a long-time user of Finale music notation software, I was very happy to be invited by MakeMusic to contribute to the Finale Blog. In this interview, we discuss how I got started in music, the important role Finale played in creation of my most recent album Originations, my writing workflow, Finale tips and more. You can read the article HERE.