#TunesOnTuesday (a day late) marks the end of summer in LA with a classic from famed film composer Michel Legrand "Once Upon a Summertime (La valse des lilas)" #jazzpiano #solopiano #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/09/23/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Once Upon a Summertime
Why this tune? I thought this week’s tune “Once Upon a Summertime” was a fine way to mark the end of the season in Los Angeles, where I’m located at present, preparing to re…
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September 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
#TunesOnTuesday (a day late) marks the end of summer in LA with a classic from famed film composer Michel Legrand "Once Upon a Summertime (La valse des lilas)" #jazzpiano #solopiano #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/09/23/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares "Chase the Wind," which I wrote (and performed) on a Windstar cruise in the Mediterranean this summer. We enjoyed the trip, and the song reflects that feeling. #WindstarCruises #WindSpirit #songwriter #songwriting ohljazz.com/2026/09/15/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Chase the Wind
Why this tune? I wrote this week’s song on a cruise earlier this summer, a Windstar journey from Barcelona to Rome through the islands of the Western Mediterranean. We had a wonderful time on…
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September 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares "Chase the Wind," which I wrote (and performed) on a Windstar cruise in the Mediterranean this summer. We enjoyed the trip, and the song reflects that feeling. #WindstarCruises #WindSpirit #songwriter #songwriting ohljazz.com/2026/09/15/t...
#TunesOnTuesday answers the musical question "who was the first person to complain about a broken heart?" I wrote this during a fabulous workshop on Star Island led by the always inspiring Scarlet Keys and Susan Cattaneo #songwriting #songwriter ohljazz.com/2026/09/08/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Broken Hearts
Why this tune? I just returned from a enjoyable and intense songwriting workshop on Star Island, New Hampshire Scarlet Keys and Susan Cattaneo, two brilliant writers and teachers, helped us explore…
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September 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
#TunesOnTuesday answers the musical question "who was the first person to complain about a broken heart?" I wrote this during a fabulous workshop on Star Island led by the always inspiring Scarlet Keys and Susan Cattaneo #songwriting #songwriter ohljazz.com/2026/09/08/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares the jazz classic "Stella By Starlight." Taking a break from a songwriting workshop on Star Island to re-learn this standard. #JazzSky #jazzstandard #jazzpiano ohljazz.com/2026/09/01/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Stella By Starlight
Why this tune? I’m posting this week from Star Island, New Hampshire, off the coast of Portsmouth. I’m here for a songwriting workshop led by Scarlet Keys and Susan Cattaneo from the Be…
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September 2, 2026 at 3:21 AM
#TunesOnTuesday shares the jazz classic "Stella By Starlight." Taking a break from a songwriting workshop on Star Island to re-learn this standard. #JazzSky #jazzstandard #jazzpiano ohljazz.com/2026/09/01/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares "Harmony," one of the songs I'm recording in October for my next album. It's a new song in a classic American Songbook style.
Tunes on Tuesday will return in September, after my August travels. #JazzSky #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting
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Tunes on Tuesday will return in September, after my August travels. #JazzSky #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting
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Tunes on Tuesday: Harmony
Why this tune? This week’s song is one of ten originals I chose to record in October for my next album. I’m traveling to Los Angeles for the sessions, working there with an experienced …
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August 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares "Harmony," one of the songs I'm recording in October for my next album. It's a new song in a classic American Songbook style.
Tunes on Tuesday will return in September, after my August travels. #JazzSky #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting
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Tunes on Tuesday will return in September, after my August travels. #JazzSky #jazzpiano #songwriter #songwriting
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#TunesOnTuesday posts on Wednesday this week, sharing the Van Heusen/Burke standard "But Beautiful." Another milestone along the path of developing my vocal chops. I already have some ideas as to what to improve for next time ohljazz.com/2026/07/29/t... #JazzSky #jazzstandard
Tunes on Tuesday: But Beautiful
Why this tune? I shared an instrumental version of this classic Jimmy Van Heusen song a few years ago. I’m returning to it this week with a vocal version, trying to do justice to Johnny Burke…
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July 29, 2026 at 10:26 PM
#TunesOnTuesday posts on Wednesday this week, sharing the Van Heusen/Burke standard "But Beautiful." Another milestone along the path of developing my vocal chops. I already have some ideas as to what to improve for next time ohljazz.com/2026/07/29/t... #JazzSky #jazzstandard
#TunesOnTuesday goes back to the Songbook with "Nice 'n' Easy," a swinging song made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1960. A great way to practice my phrasing! #JazzSky #jazzstandard ohljazz.com/2026/07/21/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Nice ‘n’ Easy
Why this tune? I’ve been working on my singing lately, preparing for a recording session in LA in October. I committed to singing two of the ten original songs on my next album, a fun swingin…
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July 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
#TunesOnTuesday goes back to the Songbook with "Nice 'n' Easy," a swinging song made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1960. A great way to practice my phrasing! #JazzSky #jazzstandard ohljazz.com/2026/07/21/t...
#TunesOnTuesday marks Bastille Day with a silly song about how we often rely on a French phrase to start our meals in the USA. Bonne fête nationale! #songwriter #songwriting ohljazz.com/2026/07/14/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Appetite
Why this tune? This week’s tune marks Bastille Day, the French national holiday, with a silly song about how we rely on a French phrase to start our meals in the USA. I responded to a songwri…
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July 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
#TunesOnTuesday marks Bastille Day with a silly song about how we often rely on a French phrase to start our meals in the USA. Bonne fête nationale! #songwriter #songwriting ohljazz.com/2026/07/14/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares "My Country," which I wrote in a burst of inspiration on the morning of July 4 this year. #songwriting #songwriter #july4th ohljazz.com/2026/07/07/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: My Country
Why this tune? Once in a rare while, inspiration strikes and there’s no choice but to follow it. That happened to me on the morning of July 4, when we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the …
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July 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares "My Country," which I wrote in a burst of inspiration on the morning of July 4 this year. #songwriting #songwriter #july4th ohljazz.com/2026/07/07/t...
#TunesOnTuesday marks USVI Emancipation Day (July 3) and US Independence Day (July 4) with "Be Free" written by me and Ardamus for the Lucky So & Sos in DC. #emancipationday #independenceday #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/30/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Be Free
Why this tune? In honor of this week’s celebration of Emancipation Day in the US Virgin Islands and US Independence Day, I’m sharing “Be Free,” a song I wrote back in 2018 f…
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June 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#TunesOnTuesday marks USVI Emancipation Day (July 3) and US Independence Day (July 4) with "Be Free" written by me and Ardamus for the Lucky So & Sos in DC. #emancipationday #independenceday #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/30/t...
#TunesOnTuesday (a day late this week) shares a song from the Dave Frishberg book. "You Would Rather Have the Blues" speaks to me. Sometimes "when things are looking up, I'm looking down" #JazzSky #jazzsong #frishberg ohljazz.com/2026/06/24/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: You Would Rather Have the Blues
Why this tune? This week’s tune comes from the songbook of the late great Dave Frishberg, a brilliant pianist and songwriter who passed away in 2021. If you’re of a certain age, youR…
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June 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#TunesOnTuesday (a day late this week) shares a song from the Dave Frishberg book. "You Would Rather Have the Blues" speaks to me. Sometimes "when things are looking up, I'm looking down" #JazzSky #jazzsong #frishberg ohljazz.com/2026/06/24/t...
Posting #TunesOnTuesday a day late - I'm singing a standard for a change, the lovely "Day By Day" by Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Trying to put my voice lessons to good use. #JazzSky #jazzstandard ohljazz.com/2026/06/16/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Day By Day
Why this tune? This week’s tune “Day By Day” is a popular song from 1945 written by Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford recorded…
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June 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Posting #TunesOnTuesday a day late - I'm singing a standard for a change, the lovely "Day By Day" by Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Trying to put my voice lessons to good use. #JazzSky #jazzstandard ohljazz.com/2026/06/16/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares another #Torah tune for Parashat Pinchas. "What About Us" tells the tale of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully petitioned to inherit their father's share in the Promised Land even though he didn't leave a male heir. #JewSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/09/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: What About Us
Why this tune? This week’s tune is an update of my Torah Tune for Parashat Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1). It tells the story from Numbers 27 about the five daughters of Zelophehad, who success…
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June 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares another #Torah tune for Parashat Pinchas. "What About Us" tells the tale of the five daughters of Zelophehad who successfully petitioned to inherit their father's share in the Promised Land even though he didn't leave a male heir. #JewSky ohljazz.com/2026/06/09/t...
#TunesOnTuesday goes back to my Torah Tunes project with "On the March Again," a song for this week's portion Beha'alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) inspired by the Israelites' joourney across the desert #torah #JewSky
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Tunes on Tuesday: On the March Again
Why this tune? For this week’s tune, I’m, going back to my ongoing Torah Tunes project with a song for this week’s portion, Beha’alotcha (בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙). The song was insp…
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June 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#TunesOnTuesday goes back to my Torah Tunes project with "On the March Again," a song for this week's portion Beha'alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16) inspired by the Israelites' joourney across the desert #torah #JewSky
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#TunesOnTuesday shares a short musical celebration of the Caribbean roots of the great Sonny Rollins, who we lost this week on May 25. A medley of two Caribbean tunes he recorded: "Hold Em Joe" and "St. Thomas." ohljazz.com/2026/05/26/t...
#JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #sonnyrollins
#JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #sonnyrollins
Tunes on Tuesday: Hold Em Joe / St. Thomas
Why this tune? This week’s tune is a tribute to the life and work of the “saxophone colossus” Sonny Rollins, who passed on May 25. He recorded over 60 albums as a leader and compo…
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May 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a short musical celebration of the Caribbean roots of the great Sonny Rollins, who we lost this week on May 25. A medley of two Caribbean tunes he recorded: "Hold Em Joe" and "St. Thomas." ohljazz.com/2026/05/26/t...
#JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #sonnyrollins
#JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #sonnyrollins
#TunesOnTuesday shares an updated version of my song "We Hate the Same Way," on the list for an album I'm recording this fall! #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/05/19/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: We Hate the Same Way
Why this tune? I wrote the first version of this week’s tune in January as part of my song-a-day challenge. I found inspiration in a column by Miss Manners we read in the Washington Post, whe…
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May 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares an updated version of my song "We Hate the Same Way," on the list for an album I'm recording this fall! #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/05/19/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new version of my surprise hit "The Last Banana." 🍌 It was a thrill to share it with the Cast Party audience in NYC! ohljazz.com/2026/05/12/t... #JazzSky #songwriter #songwriting #bananas
Tunes on Tuesday: The Last Banana
Why this tune? I wrote “The Last Banana” a couple of years ago, and have been performing it at live shows and open mics for about a year. I have shared it with appreciativeaudiences in …
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May 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new version of my surprise hit "The Last Banana." 🍌 It was a thrill to share it with the Cast Party audience in NYC! ohljazz.com/2026/05/12/t... #JazzSky #songwriter #songwriting #bananas
#TunesOnTuesday returns to the standards with a short interpretation of Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays" #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/05/05/t... (not to be confused with my new song "Tell Me About Yesterday," another melancholy ballad about lookng back to the past)
Tunes on Tuesday: Yesterdays
Why this tune? Tunes on Tuesday returns to the jazz standard repertoire this week with “Yesterdays,” written by Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. That …
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May 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM
#TunesOnTuesday returns to the standards with a short interpretation of Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays" #JazzSky ohljazz.com/2026/05/05/t... (not to be confused with my new song "Tell Me About Yesterday," another melancholy ballad about lookng back to the past)
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new song "Tell Me About Yesterday," a collaboration with the talented lyricist Mitalee Christman, who I met in Scarlet Keys' weekly object writing class! We're already working on another one.
#songwriter #songwriting #modernsongbook #JazzSky
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#songwriter #songwriting #modernsongbook #JazzSky
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Tunes on Tuesday: Tell Me About Yesterday
Why this tune? This week’s song is a collaboration that started in Scarlet Keys’ weekly songwriting class. Our group meets on Friday mornings to practice “object writing,” a…
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April 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new song "Tell Me About Yesterday," a collaboration with the talented lyricist Mitalee Christman, who I met in Scarlet Keys' weekly object writing class! We're already working on another one.
#songwriter #songwriting #modernsongbook #JazzSky
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#songwriter #songwriting #modernsongbook #JazzSky
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#TunesOnTuesday shares a song for the end of #Passover. "Plague" transforms the story of the Ten Plagues into a bluesy breakup song. ohljazz.com/2026/04/07/t...
#modernsongbook #bluessong #jazzsong #songwriter #songwriting
#modernsongbook #bluessong #jazzsong #songwriter #songwriting
Tunes on Tuesday: Plague
Why this tune? As we approach the end of Passover, I’m sharing a song inspired by the Torah story of the Ten Plagues (Parashat Vaera in the book of Shemot/Exodus). “Plague” transf…
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April 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a song for the end of #Passover. "Plague" transforms the story of the Ten Plagues into a bluesy breakup song. ohljazz.com/2026/04/07/t...
#modernsongbook #bluessong #jazzsong #songwriter #songwriting
#modernsongbook #bluessong #jazzsong #songwriter #songwriting
#TunesOnTuesday shares a highlight from Aaron Myers' visit to St Croix, his interpretation of "My Funny Valentine" recalling some of our best shows at the old Black Fox Lounge in DC. Kudos to Mario Thomas for providing that critical bass riff! ohljazz.com/2026/03/24/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: My Funny Valentine
Why this tune? It was a treat to welcome my good friend and long time musical collaborator Aaron Myers to St. Croix earlier this month. We had the opportunity to introduce him to our new home and t…
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March 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a highlight from Aaron Myers' visit to St Croix, his interpretation of "My Funny Valentine" recalling some of our best shows at the old Black Fox Lounge in DC. Kudos to Mario Thomas for providing that critical bass riff! ohljazz.com/2026/03/24/t...
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new song "Tech Can't Fix People," my first attempt at producing a complete track. The title was y conclusion after a 20+ year career in various technology jobs. Find the track on Bandcamp ohljazz.bandcamp.com and the video on my YouTube Channel.
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Tunes on Tuesday: Tech Can’t Fix People
Why this tune? I spent most of my professional life in the worlds of technology, as an engineer, programmer, marketer and product manager. Spending all that time creating products and seeing their …
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March 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares a new song "Tech Can't Fix People," my first attempt at producing a complete track. The title was y conclusion after a 20+ year career in various technology jobs. Find the track on Bandcamp ohljazz.bandcamp.com and the video on my YouTube Channel.
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For #TunesOnTuesday this week I'm revisiting my 2021 release "Island in the Sea" in honor of Aaron Myers' visit to St. Croix this week for a concert at CMCArts. Find the complete video at lnkd.in/eS4f2hJm
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Tunes on Tuesday: Island in the Sea
Why this tune? I’m delighted to welcome my friend and long-time musical collaborator Aaron Myers to St. Croix this week for a concert at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts in Frederikst…
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March 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
For #TunesOnTuesday this week I'm revisiting my 2021 release "Island in the Sea" in honor of Aaron Myers' visit to St. Croix this week for a concert at CMCArts. Find the complete video at lnkd.in/eS4f2hJm
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#TunesOnTuesday takes a break from the original songs this week to share Thelonious Monk's beautiful "Reflections" ohljazz.com/2026/03/03/t... #JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano
Tunes on Tuesday: Reflections
Why this tune? I’m taking a break from the original songs this week to share Thelonious Monk’s lovely ballad “Reflections.” Monk recorded it at least twice, with a band in 1…
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March 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#TunesOnTuesday takes a break from the original songs this week to share Thelonious Monk's beautiful "Reflections" ohljazz.com/2026/03/03/t... #JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano
#TunesOnTuesday shares the third iteration of "Breathing In Time," which started during my January song-a-day challenge this year. #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky #rewriting ohljazz.com/2026/02/24/t...
Tunes on Tuesday: Breathing In Time
Why this tune? This week’s song is the third iteration of “Breathing In Time,” which I wrote first on January 19 this year during my song-a-day challenge. I added a bridge for thi…
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February 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
#TunesOnTuesday shares the third iteration of "Breathing In Time," which started during my January song-a-day challenge this year. #songwriting #songwriter #JazzSky #rewriting ohljazz.com/2026/02/24/t...