My new blog Audible Architect is up; I'll be exploring different musical topics from performance to business, book and CD reviews, and sharing special bootlegs I've acquired through the years The Jed Levy Quartet w/Misha Tsiganov, Alvester Garnett and myself was selected by the US State Department and Lincoln Center for the 2011 Rhythm Road touring roster. In January and February 2012, we'll be heading to Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, and Peru. We also recorded a CD to support the tour, release slated for December. Premiering a new tango arrangement of Milonguenado en el '40 for the Sherman Chamber Ensemble this November I was interviewed in the February 2011 issue of Jazz Inside NY; read the article here (p.39) view my youtube channel Check out my myspace page, with full length streaming MP3s of various unreleased projects. Visit www.myspace.com/tkneeland

I am accepting students of all levels for doublebass studies, walking bass lines and improvisation, composition and anlysis, counterpoint, and advanced rhythmic and meter studies; I tailor lessons to your goals and seek a comprehensive summary of each topic that shows relationships between multiple genres