Showing posts with label Jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jazz. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Building Great Bass Lines

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If you want to be a great bass player, you need to understand chord structures and bass lines.  A great bass line is a string of notes that ...
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Monday, March 13, 2017

Breaking Into the Bay Area Jazz Scene; Dealing With a Rival (Audios)

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On March 3rd I practiced with a group of very professional jazz musicians in San Jose, California.  With any luck I will play with them agai...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Cats Swing Band, Full Recital, 11/13/2015

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We had a recital for our jazz/swing band last night.  You can listen to the entire recital at the link below. My bass playing, IMHO, has i...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

Moondance: the Best Jazz Version Ever (#PlayingBass)

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My jazz/swing band is practicing "Moondance," the great Van Morrison rock tune, which is also suitable for jazz versions.  I used ...
Monday, September 21, 2015

My Jazz Band: Two Great Tunes, Live Performance #jazz #swing

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Here's a couple of songs my band is studying right now.  These recordings were made at our regular weekly practice. All Right, Okay, Y...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

A Swingin' Safari -- Great Jazz from 1962

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When I was in high school, I lived in San Jose, California with my parents. They ran a music school for guitar in Salinas, California, and ...
Friday, June 5, 2015

Vince Guaraldi's Sacred Concert at Grace Cathedral to be Celebrated August 15, 2015

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As a Vince Guaraldi fan, I have met and made contacts with other fans through articles on another blog. I received an invitation from jazz ...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Lessons Learned: My Progress on Playing String Bass

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Listen to the Band Here . Last night my Big Band, now called "the Cats Swing Band," gave a recital to mark the end of the semest...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Zen and the Art of Playing Bass; and Introducing "The Abe Train" Jazz Quartet

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My Big Band music class starts up again tomorrow.  This morning I began practicing the songs (on my string bass) that I learned in the last ...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Slap That Bass (Video)

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Yeah baby! This is what it's all about.  
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Classic Rock, Classic Boredom: My Sudden Departure From My Band -- Looking Again

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It's funny how one's long association with a band can end so suddenly.  That happened to me about ten days ago.  I was practicing wi...
Friday, December 23, 2011

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These Dixieland Jazz musicians show up in a cow pasture and serenade a herd of cows. The cows' ears go up and they all turn towards the...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Bassist Belinda Underwood Coming to Monterey Bay Area

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Belinda Underwood Belinda Underwood is a jazz bassist and singer from Portland, Oregon. The lady has talent, and she inspires me to go p...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Tom Shaw Trio: Class in Tuxedos

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I like this trio.  They are what I aspire to be.  Well, actually, I don't aspire to be a trio, just a bass player in a jazz trio or quar...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Scotch and Soda: Kingston Trio, One of My All-Time Favorites

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I have loved this song since I first heard it fifty years ago.  It was recorded by the Kingston Trio in 1958.  They were amazing.  I was in ...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Ted Plays "Autumn Leaves," Jazz Style; Sue Sings "Summertime"

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Bro tries his hand at jazz piano, with "Autumn Leaves." Not bad, big brother. Have a listen below. The fairer part of the a...
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