Rarely does an accomplished artist have the skill or the interest to extend his musical passion to the area of teaching. Butt jazz composer/keyboardist John Novello is the exception. A highly respected jazz artist, Novello began teaching in 1983 and after a few years of research, he released The Contemporary Keyboardist - heralded as the most definitive manual on vontemporary keyboard performance ever written. The Contemporary Keyboardist has become the "bible" of keyboard instruction and is used by students and top professionals worldwide.