I am a two-time Emmy Award-winning composer, producer, and Juno Award-winning jazz pianist and educator. As a composer, I specialize in writing, arranging, and producing memorable, custom-made music for t.v., film & other media. I consider myself an "artistic problem solver": I strive to get to the essential conceptual truth of what the client is looking for - and to express it in a creative and supportive way. [READ MORE] or [BIO]

MY PETER THURTON LECTURE ON OSCAR PETERSON and KEITH JARRETT [Dec. 8/24]

Peter Thurton has a compelling series that takes place throughout the year in his home for specially invited guests and guest artist speakers and I was fortunate to have been included when I was in town doing my “Poetry Project” CD launch party at the Redwood Theatre in Toronto that weekend. Here is my talk, in which I discuss my “pre-Don Pullen” influences of Keith Jarrett and Oscar Peterson at great length (and also go off on other related tangents!):