Jack Walrath: Five Things I Wish I Knew as a Young Musician

Jack Walrath: Five Things I Wish I Knew as a Young Musician

  Back in July our Michael Feinberg published an article titled 5 Things I Wish I Was Told in Music School. That turned out to be – by far – the most viewed post of our blog, which made us realized that musicians out there are particularly interested in learning from others’ experiences. Coming from that perspective we decided to make a […]

Drawing Parallels Between Conceptual Art and Free Jazz

Why People Hate Jazz: The Loss of Objectivity

Drawing Parallels Between Conceptual Art and Free Jazz I stumbled across this video today and couldn’t help but draw parallels between conceptual art and free jazz. As a music student I loved free jazz and the avant garde, the more “out” the more I enjoyed it. As I developed my craft, learned the history of […]

Five ethical principles for the working musician

Five Ethical Principles for the Working Musician

Working in a competitive field like music presents many challenges, especially in a place like New York City where there are so many musicians already. In my experience, I found that one’s musical skills are not the only deciding factors in this competition; music is a social business, and one’s professional attitude and behavior can […]