About the Author

Andy McWain is a jazz pianist, composer, and author from New England. He has performed improvised music throughout the United States, and in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and China. His ensemble recordings (Starfish, Vigil, Resemblance, Interpreter, Mishawum, and Live at Audible Think) are available on the indie label Fuller Street Music (www.fullerstreetmusic.com), and from Distrokid. McWain is currently a full-time faculty member of the music department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. For more information, visit http: //www.theandymcwain.co