Here is another video lesson I just shot.  In this particular video lesson I feature a lick by the very famous jazz piano player Bill Evans.  I hope you enjoy this video.  Shooting these jazz piano lessons has been a great way to share with the community.  I hope to teach you all piano in my chicago piano lessons  studio very soon.

 Here's another free jazz lesson I just made.  This one was shot in my Chicago Piano Lessons studio.  Hope you enjoy and I get to teach you soon.  There are a few slots still open for private lessons. Please contact me today to get started.

 Here's a free lesson I just shot for the website www.freejazzlessons.com I really go into depth on how to play rootless jazz chord voicings behind a soloist. There's some cool chords and rhythms and there and I'm excited to share it with friends in Chicago and around the world!

 Here's another free video piano lesson I just made for the site freejazzlessons.com.  In this video I teach you how to play a lick that jazz pianist Barry Harris played over the standard "Green Dolphin" Street.  There's some awesome bebop vocabulary in there.  Enjoy!

Here is another free video lesson I made for freejazzlessons.com  

This video is a lesson on how to play a turnaround lick.  Turnarounds are very common in jazz and this lick and can be used on lots and lots of tunes.  Barry Harris made this particular lick idea famous.  Enjoy the free lesson!

Here's a video I just made for www.freejazzlessons.com  
It features a very cool jazz piano bebop lick over a minor ii - V - i  chord progression.  Enjoy!

When I graduated Berklee in 20002 they had a great career assistance program in place.  This program allowed recent grads to get in touch with successful musicians who were living in the city the recent graduate was planning on moving to.       I didn't know very much about Chicago nor did I know much about the music business here.  I just knew I wanted to be there.  I received many great tips along the way about the best neighborhoods to live in, restaurants to eat at, how …

Many future piano students are overwhelmed by finding the right piano teacher. Finding a teacher that understands your individual goals and can help you achieve them can seem very difficult.  Here is just a few tips to assist you in selecting the best piano teacher for you.  1. Choose a teacher with lots of professional performance experience.  If you study with a teacher who has very little experience in the real world of performance they are teaching based off of what they think …

 Hey Friends,
     Just a quick note.  I have moved my Chicago Piano Lessons Studio to the Old Irving Neighborhood in Chicago.   I am super excited by the new studio set up.  It really is a dream come true.   The piano studio is still easily accesible by the Blue Line and 90/94.  I look forward to continuing to offer the highest quality piano lessons in my new spot.  Thanks!

I just watched this really great video by conductor and pianist Benjamin Zander.   We need more people like Benjamin Zander who have the rare ability to be able to communicate through their playing and their words.  Music as an artform would be in much better place if we had more people with his skills.