Sometimes, I just love the interwebs. I found this today while looking for some other music. I’m sure the Google AI was trying to read my mind and said “You look like you need some Herbie right now”. I had not seen this before, but I have to say that[…]
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In the mush that resides upstairs over the past few months, I keep hearing this little voice asking me “Where is music actually going? Is there some future destination?” I don’t know if I have an answer, but I think there is a financial analogy that is appropriate: Much as[…]
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Another jazz legend joins that big band in the sky. Vibraphonist and composer Roy Ayers recently passed away at the age of 84. One of the greatest soul jazz players that ever lived, Roy Ayers was a musician who’s influence was (you could say) “ubiquitous” among the jazz scene although[…]
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As musicians, we come into contact with A LOT of different personalities. Whether it’s other musicians themselves, venue owners, media, fans, etc., everyone has their own spice that they bring to the mix. Inevitably, we’re going to run into people who rub us the wrong way. These antagonists may not[…]
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For the final part of the “Resolving to be a better musician” series, we’re going to focus on the easiest and most fun way to get better–listen to more music! It’s funny how sometimes musicians get so lost in the forest of playing gigs, writing music, working on technique, etc.,[…]
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In part one, we focused on things that a player can do to up their game with respect to a practice regimen. Part two is also going to focus on the practice element, only this time we are looking at the practice of good music reading. It doesn’t matter whether[…]
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It’s another new year. Did you make any resolutions? As musicians we should constantly strive to become better players. In my opinion, this is the fruit that constantly propels one forward in their musical journey–you can always get better at what you do! The new year is a great time[…]
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