Mooche's Blog

Remembering Barry Harris

Barry Harris grew up in Detroit, where under his mothers tutelage studied classical piano.

Upon the passing of Phil Schaap

Sadly, the jazz world lost another icon of the age.

Another Monday intro (Episode 24) ... This one is all about "History"

These are intros that I have been putting together for our virtual discussion series we call, "Mondays with Mooche". Each week I...

Mondays with Mooche Episode 19 with Stephan Wrembel

Here is just the intro clip from our zoom event. the entire show can be viewed on our YouTube channel under the "Mondays with Mooche"...

To the Jazz Arts Project community,

The past days and weeks have, once again, shone a spotlight on the tremendous injustices that continue in our society. We stand in...

Congrats to The "Kid from Red Bank"

The music of William “Count” Basie, while clearly in the category of classic jazz, is unabashedly steeped in the blues.

Train the Brain… With Music!

By Joe Muccioli If you throw the proverbial stone into the Google™ machine you could hit hundreds—maybe thousands—of studies extolling...

Jazz for Dads & Grads

So this past Sunday was a real interesting evening. Our Jazz Arts Academy Spring Semester Student Showcase took place at Tim McLoone’s...

I'm Baaaack ...

After a scary few months I am happy to report that I am pretty healthy and coming to a full recovery quite rapidly. It turns out that...

Here's to the parents!

One of the young talented students in our program, (#JazzArtsAcademy) has been so totally consumed with music and so energized that it...

Ben's Story

Jazz Arts Academy Student To Perform at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Press-roll, rim-shot, swing! Young Ben Figuly sat behind the sparked,...