Educational Credits, Awards & Published Works

Work In Education:

1987: taught intermediate and advanced (his own) theory at The New School.
Since then he has given clinics at many universities in the United States and abroad.
Artist-in-residence at Berklee College Of Music
Artistic director for the Banff Center Jazz Program.
Artist-in-residence at New York University
As Of 2014: Artistic Director of Effortless Mastery Institute at Berklee College Of Music

Awards:

1985 & 87: National Endowment For the Arts performance grants.
1993: National Endowment for the Arts grant to present a concert in tribute to Mel Lewis.
1995: grant awarded by NEA to compose a piano concerto dedicated to Duke Ellington, performed in February 1996 by the Cologne Radio Orchestra.
2001 Grammy Nominated best composition: “Inspiration”
Distinguished Artist Award for Composition from the New Jersey Council of the Arts for a piece entitled “Kandinsky” from his CD, Paintings.
2010: Guggenheim Fellowship

Published Works:

“Effortless Mastery”: Book published in 1996 by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc.
“Free Play” Aebersold
Channeling Music: Organica, Spring 1988
Play for the Right Reasons – Organica, Winter 1990
Hostile Triads – The Piano Stylist & Jazz Workshop, April-May 1991
Columnist for Jazz Improv Magazine
Columnist for Downbeat Magazine

Educational Videos:

Jazz Piano Masterclass Series, 2-Part Follow-Up (My Music Masterclass)
Jazz Piano Masterclass Series, 3 Parts (My Music Masterclass)
Effortless Mastery, The 4 Steps (Jazzheaven.com)
Effortless Mastery Rhythm Melody and Harmony (jazzheaven.com)