Hi everyone! For this transcription, I went to one of the most influential saxophonists from the 1970’s through the early 2000’s. Although many of Brecker’s solos would take significantly longer for me learn, this little clip is from a medium-tempo tune and he largely sticks to 8th note ideas, so I had a better chance! […]
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Transcription Clip: Woody Shaw, “If”
Hi all! It’s been a little while but here’s a bit of some music that’s had my attention lately. This is a bit of Woody Shaw’s trumpet solo on Joe Henderson’s song “If”, off of Larry Young’s Unity (lots of credits, there!) I love Joe Henderson but I had to try some of Shaw’s ideas […]
Tour Blog, Fall 2018, Day 5
I should take some time to talk about Stuart Jackson. Stuart has been the touring sound engineer for Polyrhythmics for a year and a half, in addition to providing driving services and getting the van and trailer where it needs to be when we can’t do it as a group. He also is on the […]
2016/2017
Happy New Year! I have been less active performing and participating in the music scene for the last couple of months, spending time with family and loved ones and teaching, as well as feeling the grey and cloudy season hang over me a bit. I think that’s okay; it has been good to slow down […]
Hardcoretet Tourblog, Day 4
With one more full day in L.A., and a set time of 11:30 pm, the band had some time to bum around the city a bit. First things first: TACO TRUCK! Jon showed us to his personal favorite, which was, of course, amazing, and even more so because of where we went to eat them: […]
Almost Done…
I told myself I would wait to put posts up until my site was fully operational, but this is close enough, and if any of you out there have suggestions on how to make it cooler, let me know! I also am not completely sure what I’m going to post about, or how often I’ll […]