I started out wanting to share weekly updates. But then, things changed. There's not much personal stuff here on my website and that...

Sounding good with MIDI used to be hard. As long as synths and soundcards had a few MB's of samples, you sounded like a videogame at...

The title is, as is often the case with Kenny Wheeler, a play with words: Peace for Five, Piece for 5, Peace 4 5... How I love some of...

Isn't it a wonderful tune? I especially dig an obscure version with Ben Sluijs on saxophone and Nathalie Loriers on piano. Anyway, it's a...

It's one of those songs that you love, and I always admired Miles' version. One day, the weather was bad, parked my car in an underground...

From the album Song for my Father (with a picture of his dad on the cover) stems this wonderful ballad: Lonely Woman. It's harmonically...

ALL THE STYLES EXPLAINED. ​ JS3M9.STY Triplet waltz with ECM inflections. Inspired by KJTrio and late Bill Evans trios. Bass is relaxed,...

ALL THE STYLES EXPLAINED. ​ JS4P17.STY Brushed MidFast Bopper.Brushed drums with very loose A-section and close knitted B-section. Bass...

ALL THE STYLES EXPLAINED. ​ JS4S12B Contemporary Swing with some walking, but mostly rhythmic figures. Drums are sparse and accent is on...

ALL THE STYLES EXPLAINED. ​ Don't forget: BIAB doesn't know meters greater than 4/4. In order to have odd meters, you have to "truncate"...

Here you will find some short vids that present the Ballad Pack 1 And a little deeper you find a soundcloud playlist also. A word about...

Here you will find some short vids that present the Ballad Pack 1 And a little deeper you find a soundcloud playlist also. A word about...

IN 1991 Joey Calderazzo releases the album In the Door. It features Jerry Bergonzi, Michael Brecker and the great Branford Marsalis....

Arild Andersen recorded an album with Kenny Wheeler (tp) and Steve Dobrogosz (p) in 1980, called Lifelines. On it, there's a wonderful...

Elliott Smith wrote some wonderful tunes and Waltz n°2 is certainly one of them. I find myself humming the tune all day long. I thought...

Michael Brecker recorded African Skies a couple of times with different bands and in different styles. I particularly like the version...

Beatrice, is a wonderful tune with great melody from the saxophone player Sam Rivers. The song appeals to a lot of listeners and...