The Players

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 have never understood why people would voluntarily use ugly imitations of handwritten notation. Probably they think jazz notation has to look like that because of the handwritten notation in the...

Bebop Technique

Unscrew them, put candle wax on the screw threads, then tighten them.

Seeking advice - New used archtop purchased

Well the natural extension of that would be less metronome, e.g. what Romain was doing. Miles Okazaki does this thing where he’ll play a bebop tune with the metronome clicking only on the third...

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

Peter? Hello? Yeah my secret? Never use jazz font. It’s just finale. I’ve gotten pretty good at the spacing and stuff over time. Not sure beyond that.

Bebop Technique

You're fine to share it. Just pretend you're a library.

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

You feel my pain! I will post how the in-ears work in the next couple of weeks

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

I am not Peter, but this looks simply like the Finale Maestro music font plus Times New Roman for the text.

Bebop Technique

Sit next to the horns, not behind them. Don’t be too far away. Position yourself between the drums and the horns. Point the amp towards the horns, they need to hear you more than the audience. If...

In-ear Monitors for a Big Band

General comping vocab - check out Randy Vincent’s ‘the Guitarists Introduction to Jazz.’ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

How do you make up your worksheets Peter? They look nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bebop Technique

I like to record with a click on a DAW and then obsess about the way the little waves don’t line up with the beat. I’m sure this is very helpful and productive. Sent from my iPhone using...

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

Regarding technical exercises (rather than solo transcriptions etc), my inclination is to say no. Play with a metronome. When you are comfortable, take out half the beats. Move the click to other...

Eliminating the Metronome for technical studies?

I like the project of Thelonious Monk interpretations he did with Peter Bernstein. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzWOEdv7cCw Those two (maybe together with Miles Okazaki in the latter's very...

New: Steve Cardenas - Blue Has A Range

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

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?

Blues and Jazz-Blues Comping Recommendations ?

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