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Six-year anniversary

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2008-10-28 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...music school and quit playing the trumpet for seven years. I guess you could say the blowout was the beginning of the end of my trumpet-playing career. With six years back on the horn, it's tempting to compare my current playing to my playing right before the blowout. But that would be an unfair comparison. For starters, I had much more time...
 
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Atlanta Trumpet Festival #5, 2008

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2008-09-19 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...music. So, rather than blow my chops away on the higher parts, I opted for the lower charts for every tune. Little did I know, the bottom trumpet parts were probably just as demanding. On one tune, for example, there were several entrances where we had to come in on a low "G" at a very soft volume. That's a lot harder than it sounds...
 
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Trumpet repairs, Mac, Twain's

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2008-09-01 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
 
...musicians, with Joe Gransden on trumpet, Tyrone Jackson on piano, Craig Shaw on bass, and Chris Burroughs on drums. Each week the turnout has been incredible. By 10 or 11pm, the place is packed. One of the coolest things, to me at least, is the mix of people in the audience. The audience spans all ages with lots of college kids (definitely...
 
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Dave Douglas on ear training

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2008-07-12 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...Music . One of the classes, "Ear Training for Improvisers" really piqued my interest. Not only was it an ear training class specifically geared toward improvisation, but it was also being taught by one of my favorite jazz musicians on the scene today. Real quick. for those who are less familiar with Dave Douglas, here's a (very) brief bio:...
 
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Atlanta Jazz Festival #31, 2008

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2008-05-31 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...musicians such as Vijay Iyer and The Bad Plus and living legends like Charles Tolliver, Bobby Hutcherson, and Herbie Hancock. Ever since the 2007 Atlanta Jazz Festival ended, I've been anxiously awaiting news about the 2008 festival. Who would headline this year? Would there be any great trumpet players? I even started searching the Web a...
 
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Jazz education and the Interweb

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2008-05-07 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...musicians, Atlanta jazz clubs, and Atlanta jazz concerts. Joshua asked me for the name of my site, but when I told him the name he didn't recognize it. I then told him that I had written about several jazz events at his school and that he's probably seen my site when he does online searches for "Atlanta Jazz" topics. Once again, he said he...
 
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Emilio Solla master class

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2008-03-02 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...musicians play jazz in an intimate setting is enough of a draw for me. Throw in some interesting stories the golden years of jazz (e.g. Benny Golson's master class ) and I'm thrilled just to be there. Obviously, though, the students at these master classes can really benefit from the educational aspect. Ideally, they'd come away from a master...
 
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Louisville Leopard Percussionists

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2008-02-24 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...music thanks to the superb tutelage of Diane Downs. The most fascinating part of the documentary, for me at least, wasn't what these children could play, but rather how they learned to play it. Following are some key points: LISTEN FIRST In the documentary, we watch as the students learn the swing classic, "Sing, Sing, Sing." Before doing...
 
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Daily recordings - 2008

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2008-02-16 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
This page contains my improvisation recordings from 2008 . As you'll hear below, the recordings feature such highlights as cracked notes, poor note choice, unsteady rhythm, and meandering phrases! And that's why recording myself is so important. It's the best way to evaluate my playing and to chart my progress over time. I don't expect that I'll...
 
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Benny Golson master class

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2008-02-02 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...musician to have written eighth jazz standards: Killer Joe, I Remember Clifford, Along Came Betty, Stablemates, Whisper Not, Blues March, Are You Real?, Five Spot After Dark. Like previous guests of Emory University's jazz program, Benny Golson participated in two master classes that were free and open to the public. The first master class...
 
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