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And Here’s to YOU, Mr. Robison

In 1998, I was playing my first gigs as a professional guitarist with folk-rock troubadour, Jimmy LaFave. One of our ever-revolving cast of drummers asked me if I could play country music. “Yeah, I…

September Musings:

Differentiated Ukulele Ensemble Arrangements

JHUI

If you have ever studied with me, you probably know that I am a certified teacher in the James Hill Ukulele Initiative Teacher Training Program. My participation opened new doors and changed my…

October Musings:

My Old Friend the Blues

Growing up in Boise, ID as an only child to older parents from the Silent Generation, I was surprised when I first really connected with blues music. It seemed to come out of…

August Musings:

Music, like life, includes diversely random occurrences that lead a person from one point to another. As I reflect on my many paths in life (so far!), I am awestruck by how much difference a small interaction, detail…

The great documentarian, Ken Burns, strongly suggested that Jazz is not only America's greatest artwork, but our greatest creation. Period. Mic drop.

I am in total agreement. Of course, if you have signed up for my year-long Ukulele Jazz Club,…

June Musings: Learning & Listening

Music That I LOVE!

Like many teens, when I first started to play music, I was ONLY interested in playing music that I truly loved. By going toward these songs and artists I was able…

As for my monthly musical musings, here goes. I have alluded to the tremendous growth that I have witnessed in the musicality, precision and execution of previously difficult ideas and/or techniques. This has come since the onset of the pandemic…

Spring is springing in Austin, SXSW is near. Music is in the air. You can practically smell it this time of year. Here at Kevin Carroll International Headquarters, I marvel at the thousands of visitors coming here to seek that…