Improvisation

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

An interview with Henry Robinett

Artur Lang Super early to mid 1960s

1960? Guild Starfire at Goodwill

500 Miles High

I recently played a gig with a big band consisting of 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 3 trumpets, and a full rhythm section. Since most of the instruments were acoustic and the room was fairly small, we...

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

Opiates like Tramadol are often not very effective for pain in skeleton, muscles and connective tissue. It works better for pain in the inner organs like, for example, cancer pain. But it is depo...

Playing guitar with a broken clavicle

Nice interview. My favorite quote: “Play your own shit even if it stinks.” (Mingus) Best regards from disco town Munich EDIT: Second favorite quote: “Henry, the fact that Tommy is Chinese, does...

An interview with Henry Robinett

It's good but it sounds too much like a guitar, this is my opinion. If you don't like your way of playing you should listen to other instruments, for me the most important thing is to try to play...

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Yeah, I mean started off listening to Coltrane and Brecker and only got into bop and pre war jazz much later. Which is not uncommon. It is however much easier to understand bop if you understand...

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

But if one looks at all these classic soloists from the bebop era, solos are like a whole, instant composition. Using music to carry an indulging story. That's the way I think about it, not...

Lets go and compare improvisation to spoken language.

That's it, export to pdf. But just to be safe, save a copy of it first in a different folder than the one you'd normally store it in - or just rename the saved copy. It would be difficult to...

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

This must be it: Podoko Cushion - Amazon.com But they have quite a few alternatives, Search Term = "guitar leg cushions" Guitar Leg Cushions Price-wise this looks to be the cheapest - no...

Cheaper and perhaps better alternative to Dynarette cushion?

I just watched a concert of the Steve Swallow/Carla Bley Quintet at the "Jazz a Junas Festival" circa 2013 with Steve Cardenas and Chris Cheek on saxophone, great playing by all. Here they are,...

New: Steve Cardenas - Blue Has A Range

Thanks, I don't know why you posted it. You like posting, so do I, this is my terrible version. https://youtu.be/VjJmjc2lJlk It's not funny, the video already says what it's about or should be...

Which tune is that?

My answer is entirely anecdotal from having owned about a dozen strats over the years. I think there is a small but appreciable difference between the tone and attack of a maple vs a rosewood board....

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

The secret is to wire it up backward. So down is up and up is down. Every time you bump it, you're turning it up. Turn it all the way up (down) and it won't move any more when you bump it. ;-)

Keep Your Volume Knob from Turning (accidentally)

What a great interview, Henry. If they didn't want anyone to know about Mingus' illness, why couldn't they tell you that? How can you blame someone for something like that? I was kind of...

An interview with Henry Robinett

Just be careful on screwing them in. It's easy to burr a Phillips-head screw, taking the edge off the screw slot, and then you're faced with removing a screw that can't be turned with a screwdriver....

Seeking advice - New used archtop purchased

I became aware of Gabor Szabo via the Guitar Player magazine 20th anniversary issue. They had their writers list 20 albums in various styles that every player should hear. As I recall, Jim Ferguson...

Thoughts on Gabor Szabo?

What's with all the weird Jazz guitars people buy?

Jazz and Blues Single Note Soloing Recommendations ?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 1) - Blue Monk in minor

Rosewood vs Maple fretboard head to head - There's a difference

Do these chords exists? Any different name for them?

The Summer of Rhythm Guitar 2024

Itching for a Fender, which one?

Telecaster - Single Coil or Humbucker?

Please Recommend Me Some Beginner Solos/Heads to Learn

Not really sounding very 'jazzy'. Is it in the playing technique?

Are Modern Amps Repairable?

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 2) - Misterioso

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?