Jed Scott Music

Take a deep breath. You are doing enough. You have been pushing yourself for as long as you can remember. Willing your efficiency and your effectiveness to ever-greater heights. Perhaps, like me, a recent loss has challenged you to leapfrog a few levels and try to achieve your life’s ambitions […]

Grammy nominee & dear friend Jeremy Fox was in attendance at the Puerling Tribute weekend in Texas and has kindly shared the following reflection. Enjoy! ———- The first time I’d heard music written by Gene Puerling was in 1994. I was studying in Iowa with Phil Mattson, a vocal jazz and […]

Last night’s Gene Puerling concert from the UNT Jazz Singers was an unbelievable, epic tribute to the man who founded The Hi-Lo’s and The Singers Unlimited and was, as Jennifer Barnes put it, “Gene Puerling is the Beethoven of #vocaljazz” – Jennifer Barnes. And if possible, she’s understating it. #UNTpuerling […]

For your reference as you live-stream tonight’s concert… THE MUSIC OF GENE PUERLING featuring the UNT Jazz Singers and The One O’Clock Jazz Lab Band Jennifer Barnes, Director Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer On a Clear Day -Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner (inst. arr. Patrick Williams)Georgia on […]

Every day across the country there are dozens of amazing performances you and I would love to see. At jazz clubs in big cities; Broadway shows; touring acts not near to us; orchestras; operas; comedians. None of them close enough to attend – and that’s on top of the acts […]

There are plenty of signs that your practice is effective: your proficiency is increasing; your teacher notes your progress; what used to be hard is now easy. The best sign? When the timer goes off and you want to keep going. You want a couple more chances to get it […]

Amateurs are the best. Amateurs do something because they love it, not for remuneration. I am an amateur baker, cook, graphic designer, sketcher, and any number of other activities. And I try to carry the spirit of the amateur into all the professional things I do, as a conductor, arranger, […]

I don’t know who invented the pithy lie, “Those who can, do…those who can’t, teach.” But I do know that it’s time to stop repeating it. Teaching is a skill that takes years of practice – it isn’t a matter of simply knowing the subject matter. I’ve been around my share of […]

All right, choir teachers. Many of you are returning to school today after Spring Break. After a week of re-centering, relaxation, and reflection on the year so far, it’s time to jump back in and sprint to the finish. It’s easy to relax just a little here at the end […]