Dan Karlsberg

2. The rock and roll legend who shares Dan's favorite sandwich
5. Dan shared this in common with Elvis (part 3 of 4)
7. The most important composition teacher of the 20th century, taught Copland, Glass, and Gershwin tried
8. The five-cat household's most cooperative member, and uninvited interview guest
10. Dan shared this in common with Elvis (part 1 of 4)
13. Dan's fiancée, who strongly encouraged him to see a therapist
15. The single word Dan used to describe himself when not playing piano
19. Duke — the pianist Dan channeled when deciding how to use the full range of the piano
20. Dan's favorite food, shared with a rock and roll legend (part 4 of 4)
21. The spine of the episode — it never stops the moment you sit down at the instrument

1. The repeating bass pattern Dan used on his arrangement of Cotton
3. The unexpected source of Dan's Bud Powell composition
4. The anatomist whose technique saved Dan's hands and wrists
5. The New York club where a 1953 Bud Powell broadcast changed everything for Dan
6. Dan shared this in common with Elvis (part 2 of 4)
9. The instrument Dan once couldn't wait to gig on with other people
11. Dan's teacher who heard something in his playing before he knew it was there
12. The style Dan deliberately departed from on his new album
14. The injury that forced Dan to relearn piano from scratch
16. The instrument playing alongside Dan when the inner voice told him he couldn't do it
17. The inflection point when venue pay finally moved for working musicians
18. The first word of Dan's new solo piano album