What's New

• Coming soon: Sarah’s 2nd book “The Pianist’s Jammin Handbook!” complete with enhanced audio midi files! In this manual, the melody of each tune doubles as a sample solo, incorporating quintessential bebop vocabulary based on the changes to 10 Standards. As well, lead sheets are transposed for Bb, Eb and Bass instruments for the ultimate jam!
• Now Here! The Steinway Library of Piano Music presents Jazz Piano Pieces to Grow On. All of the pieces contained (Sarah has 6 contributions) are original compositions by some of the truly stellar performers, composers and educators in the jazz piano world today!
• Now Here! Sarah's first book, Modern Jazz Piano, complete with a play along CD, was released by Hal Leonard in March of 2005. This manual includes concepts such as: triads, chords, inversions, progressions, drop 2, tensions and alterations, upper structure triads, diminished scales and chords, arpeggiation, rhythm, approach notes, walking a bass line, comping, the blues, 15 original tunes transcribed with playalong CD, and a list of pianists and tunes that every aspiring jazz musicians should know!