There have been many chapters in my life as a musician—performer, educator, promoter, organizer, student, traveler, and bandleader. But after more than fifty years in music, I have come to believe that the most important lesson music ever taught me…

As the holiday season winds down, I find myself feeling especially grateful — grateful for community, for shared experiences, and for the simple joy of making music in a room full of people who genuinely care.

This past Saturday night…

As we move into Thanksgiving week, I find myself filled with a deep and genuine sense of gratitude—not only for the exciting musical opportunities unfolding around me, but for the relationships that have shaped, supported, and inspired my journey this…

Next week I go into the studio to record a ‘sequel’ to Standard Roots with my trio featuring bassist Mason Daugherty and drummer Michael Meloy. It will consist of all ‘first-takes’ from the Great American Songbook . . . songs…

This post follows up the last two blogs of mine, in which I ponder and pontificate the merits of doing other peoples music as opposed to ones own, and the current state of the mass music market in America (specifically…

I'm so excited to be coming to perform in the Greater Rochester Area of upstate New York where I lived for almost six years while attending a DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) program at the famous Eastman School of Music…

20 some years ago Brooks Giles was playing 6-nights a week with former Ramsey Lewis bassist Eldee Young's group at the Westin Singapore's Somersets Bar, while I was playing 6-nights a week leading my trio at The Bar &…