Stepping it up!
All originals, with polyrhythms, mixed meter, modulations and….lets not forget the 4/4 tune. It takes serious concentration and dedication. I […]
We have a set for sunday.
It is great to hear how everybody in the group is stepping it up. I am very excited to hear […]
How high the Moon and Ornithology
Yesterday in class we ran through everything we will perform for our Smalls gig next Sunday. There was great energy […]
NEW Bi-weekly Vocal Workshop has started!
Last night I started a bi weekly workshop for the New York Jazz Workshop(NYJW)! The NYJW has been working on […]
In a higher gear.
We sank our teeth in the challenging set of music that we are preparing for the gig. Its not there […]
Getting it together!
Getting a set of music together and made a little playbook on who solo’s where. And a nice arrangement on […]
Bebop to Hard Bop Workshop
Today the Bebop to Hard Bop Workshop had Andrea Veneziani subbing for Mark Sherman. We worked on the tunes are going […]
Great to get back at it.
Another great workshop. The two hours literally flew bye. We worked on Rain, a tune writen by Miles Okazaki, and […]
Back in the mix
After a small holiday break we are back on track and getting ready for the performance at smalls on the […]
Preparing for Smalls
On Saturday the students came back after a two week hiatus for the holidays. We started playing over F blues […]
Dolphin Dance
This week the Bebop Workshop worked on an arrangement of Dolphin Dance that will be played at Small’s, we spent […]
Dec 20, ii V sequence.
We warmed up with two and three whole note interval eartraining, equivelant to major 3rds and sharp 4ths. From there […]