I’m a little late in putting this post up, but I typically don’t work on Saturdays so I appreciate your patience. Yesterday I only (“only” Ha!) went to three events in Austin. The good news is that they were all fantastic. The bad news is that they were all basically at the same time. First was [...]
The Passover Holiday is rapidly approaching so I need to take a little break from writing until things settle down. Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to writing in about a week. So here’s what you can expect when I get back…
More about the embouchure.
A great practice technique that will really help your rhythm that [...]
Well this week keeps getting busier and busier. I’ll have the video I promised soon, but in the meantime I have exciting news. On Monday March 8th I’m going to be meeting Jean-François Charles in Cambridge. He’s a clarinetist/composer and live-electronics designer teaching at Harvard. I found out about his work while searching for new and [...]
I’ve found a few youtube videos of Eric Dolphy’s playing. Even if you’ve seen one before they’re worth watching again. Especially interesting are the interviews with the Dolphys. That’s some rare footage. Enjoy.
Update: I’m putting up a pdf of Roger Janotta’s transcription of Dolphy’s solo on “God Bless the Child”. I originally [...]