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My originals Back in the Saddle and Is This Hip at the Sheridan Room 2021 with Noddy Brassington on drums:
https://youtu.be/BXeVcGqF7TY

Live at Smiths's Alternative with Elise Walsh and Bella Groove in 2019:
https://youtu.be/Gz5YjQdzMk0

At the Harmony German Club in 2022 with Wayne Kelly on the other keyboard, as part of 40 Fingers / 88 Keys with a total of four piano players. This is an excerpt of the Horace Silver tune Sister Sadie
 

 The BlackSchu Band at the Street Theatre 1

The BlackSchu Band at the Street Theatre 2

Some useful links:

Online music theory & ear training
http://www.musictheory.net

Online ear training (this is a pay site but quite inexpensive)
http://www.sightsingingschool.com

An unlikely but useful place to find some explanations of musical terms. 
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/musical-glossary-kids

A site discussing correct posture at the piano
https://www.wristband.com/content/piano-wrist-arm-positioning-playing/


Some great Youtube clips:

Even if you have only a passing interest in pianos and the art of piano playing, you're going to love this 56 minute documentary on the making of a Steinway concert grand piano. 
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry as Jeeves & Wooster
Minnie the Moocher
Puttin' on the Ritz

 LA based pianist and composer Joachim Horsley with a Cuban take on Beethoven. A risky endeavour but brilliantly executed!
 https://youtu.be/mZRb0FyAa9s

 Gospel pianist Damien Sneed gives us a 10 minute overview of regional varieties of Gospel music in the US. There's a lot to learn here!
https://youtu.be/YHItWFbU7-A

 

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