Improvisation
It is a great feeling for a teacher when a former student becomes a colleague. Just as the fall semester was about to end, I received a package in the mail. The package was from Teymur Phell, a brilliant former student of mine who currently lives in New York City and performs regularly with Mike Stern and many others. The package contained his newly published book, Killer Walking Bass. Although I am not a Jazz player, I have taught many students whose main interest was Jazz a
