Jeffrey: Yes, but I have also played in Philadelphia many times. I use to play at the Robin Hood Dell with Eugene Ormandy. The invitation to present my Keyboard Conversation came from Mervon Metha.

PCM: What was the impetus behind the program?

Jeffrey: There are two reason, there are many people who attend t concerts who would say to me, "I love music , I listen to the radio I go to symphony concerts but I wish my listening experience could be more than an ear wash of sound". We also have people who say, "I know I am missing something buy not having Mozart in my life. Can you as a musician present this music to me in a way that would make it more assessable to me?". So the Keyboard Conversation format was developed for both these two people the avid and the person who like to listen to classical music.

PCM: You have many different programs in you series, do you tour with one program or do the presenters choose which one they want?

Jeffrey: It varies. Sometimes the presenter will request a program but most times I will submit the programs I would like to present.

PCM: When you are going to put on a program how do you pick the parts you want to demonstrate to the audience?

Jeffrey: It has to be answered differently with each work. I don’t come with a formula. Each work has something of it’s own that I believe is of interest. I don’t bring a formula to the music. Each composition has will dictate to me what to say about that specific work.

PCM: I know you do this in many cities but you recognize return audience members during the question and answer period?

Jeffrey: What’s been very touching about this is how the audience has grown from program to program. We do have a large group of people who do have been at the previous program and who like very much the format and they bring friends and relatives. That is why our audience has grown with each program. This is also due to that the fact that the Perelman Hall at the Kimmel Center is absolutely a delightful place to listen to a program like this. It has wonderful acoustics and front line.

PCM: This looks like a very long tour for you. Is this an average size tour 

Jeffrey:  All in all there are about ninety programs that I am doing in twenty cities which Philly is one of them.

PCM: Did you ever have a question that stumped you?

Jeffrey: I had a little boy ask me how many hours a day did Bach practice.

PCM: How did you respond?

Jeffrey: There was no answer, everybody burst out laughing and that was the show stopper.