Traveling between Leiden and New York, for Jazz and Chocolate
Traveling between Leiden and New York, for Jazz and Chocolate
This summer I was teaching a summer workshop week for the University of Leiden at their cultural center (called LAK.) The goal was to write and record your own song in 4 days. During the first day we spoke about…
This week we had Lizz Wright visiting the vocal department of Berklee. Amazing. Lizz Wright (1980) is an American Jazz/R&B singer and composer, originally from Georgia. She is mainly self taught and she signed a contract with Verve in 2002…
For a while – after getting my master degree as a Psychologist in the Netherlands I’ve been working in a private practice. Since I got to Berklee I have been (only) using these skills in my music using it as…
Today (Tuesday 15 October) there was a special event in Berklee. They brought the Gagaku ensemble from Japan. They would perform in the evening in the Berklee Performance Centre, and, during the lunch break they would do a clinic to…
Today (3 Oct) we had a amazing duo teaching our Global Jazz Forum: George Garzone and John Patitucci. They spoke about playing together, how to take and give space and then played this amazing duet! I’m so thankful for having…
