The following is a list of several books that have had a significant impact on my artistic, spiritual, and creative development, in no order whatsoever.  I hope that you’ll find some inspiration if you check out these books!

Poetics of Music – Igor Stravinsky

Free Play – Stephen Nachmanovich

Effortless Mastery – Kenny Werner

How to Improvise – Hal Crook

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind – Shunryu Suzuki

Zen and the Art of Archery – Eugene Herrigel

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert M. Persig

Improvisation – Derek Bailey

Tibetan Book of Living and Dying – Sogyal Rinpoche

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle

Creativity – Osho

Tao Te Cheng – Lao Tzu

The Tao of Pooh – Benjamin Hoff

The Art of Happiness – The Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard Cutler

A Chromatic Approach to Harmony and Melody – David Liebman

Castles Made of Sound (Gil Evans biography) – Larry Hicock

Footprints (Wayne Shorter biography) – Michelle Mercer

The Medici Effect – Frans Johanssen