This artist has learned driven by a deep love and passion for the pianoforte. Primarily self taught, he has intermittently ground his playing in the jazz idiom since he was a child and plays in honor of the pianistic voice he has been allowed to cultivate. He studied briefly at Cortland State and Old Westbury Music programs within the State University of NY.  He  pursues vocals as a part of his musical development as well.  He would rather play alone, but more and more is challenged to get out of his comfort zone.  "I guess I've become selfish with my musical thoughts.  It's almost like, if I am not sharing publicly, I don't have to run the risk of making mistakes. Frank Bridgewater has admonished me for this; 'you must let people hear what you are saying.  It's not given to you to horde for yourself'"    

As part of the creative learning expansion, commanded of him, Tyrone has also provided beginner and intermediate lessons to youth and adults during the Thomas Grice Academy of Music at the Conservatory Mansion in Trenton NJ. While the Grice component has moved he continues lessons at the Mansion. For the past two years, as a novice teacher, he has practiced meeting his students where they are, learning for himself how to address their individual challenges, and then how to inspire their love of music and expression through experimental mediums, at the pianoforte.  More information is included here...  He is finding that some of the best musical rudiments and insights are learned when you are teaching.  "Teaching forces you to know... for your students."

 

The video below  is an improvised interpretation of  two pieces "The Creator Has A Master Plan," and Coltrane's "The Wise Ones.   Master Plan is new to my hands; Wise Ones is not. Pharoah Sanders, the phenom American jazz saxophonist was a member of John Coltrane's groups of the mid-1960s, Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multi-phonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound". Sanders' music has been called "spiritual jazz" due to his inspiration in religious concepts such as Karma and Tawhid, and his rich, meditative aesthetic. This style is seen as a continuation of Coltrane's work. Technical suggestions, theory and compositional feedback are highly recommended - Tyrone always believes there is room for improvement. 

 

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