Title 17

0:00 /0:19 1× This is the opening credits for my new show on Local Detroit Channel 24, Title 17. As a composer and a musician, it's important to make sure my work is protected. This knowledge is an important part of my piano instruction. Now I

I am going to law school. And I already have two clients.

I was not supposed to live past 50. Osteogenic sarcoma, the kind of bone cancer I had the first time in 2000, will get you either right away at the time of diagnosis, or 25 years later in the form of a metastasis that is too far gone to do

If you're going through Hell, keep going. Here's how.

I'm going through a lot: A few weeks ago, there was violence on my street. No one was physically injured, but it was terrible. I got yanked into the fray--the police needed the footage from my security cameras. I had no problem with that--I requested a search warrant.

Go by yourself. (Like, to Aretha's Jazz Cafe, for example.)

0:00 /0:03 1× Tonight I went to Aretha's Jazz Cafe because on Sunday nights, they have a jazz jam. There is no cover. Parking is supposed to be free but I parked a block away. Soda cost $3.75 and that includes the tip. The kitchen

Play along with recordings JUST for fun.

Students are encouraged to play along with the radio, their favorite streaming service, and with their albums and CDs. Why? Mark Levine, author of The Jazz Theory Book, states in his introduction: "A good thing to remember, however, is that the answer to all of your questions is in