A Jazz man should be saying what he feels: humor, sadness, joy... all the things that humans have.

Once in a while, a teacher gets rewarded with a brilliant student. My two years with Dan Szabo at the New England Conservatory were indeed a gift -- he is a pianist with unlimited potential and a composer that makes my heart sing. I deeply feel that he is an important musician for the coming years.

A pianist with skill, touch, musicality and a gift for making songs from songs. Plus, he can swing! Give a listen

A Jazz man should be saying what he feels: humor, sadness, joy... all the things that humans have.

Fred Sturm has proven to be a great asset to the musical world as a teacher, composer and author. His gifts have enriched the musical life of all the people who have been fortunate enough to share his wisdom and musicality.

This is positively not an album to play while you do a doctorate thesis on "Bergson, Webern and Charles the Vicious, Paradox or Ambiguity?"