2014, Rochinski was honored with Berklee's Distinguished Professor Award. Rochinski's music, in affiliation with Heavy Hitters Music, has appeared in productions for Hallmark Channel, Showtime, and CBS Television. Rochinski's memoir titled A Man Of His Time (Secrets From A Halfway World) was published and released in 2020 by Mascot Books. The memoir made the quarter finalist list for Publishers Weekly 2019 BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest (rating: 10/10). In June 2021, "A Man Of His Time..." won the CIBA (Chanticleer International Book Awards) 1st Place — Best in Category (Journey) for Narrative Non-Fiction. References Just Jazz Guitar (November 2001) Who's Who in America 2005–2009 (Marquis Publishing) The Jazz Style of Tal Farlow: The Elements of Bebop Guitar (Hal Leonard Corporation) The Motivic Basis for Jazz Guitar Improvisation (Hal Leonard Corporation) Legendary Locals of Brookline (Arcadia Publishing) External links 1954 births 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American guitarists American jazz educators American jazz guitarists American jazz musicians Bebop guitarists Berklee College of Music alumni Berklee College of Music faculty Guitarists from Maryland Guitarists from Washington, D.C. Jazz musicians from Maryland Living people