Randy Brecker's 70th birthday is coming up in November. He recently did a Google Hangout with Bob Mintzer and Bret Primack among others. There's some great stories from Brecker about his journey and people he's encounter along the way.
Enjoy!
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Arturo Sandoval's new album Live at Yoshi's just came out. Sandoval is as great as you would expect on this live album. Thankfully some his entertaining banter with the audience made it on to the recording. Our one complaint with this was the keyboard. It was a bit much at times and a bit out there. Over all, it's worth your time to check out.
Arturo Sandoval – Trumpet
Rene Toledo - Guitar
Dave Siegel - Keyboards
Johnny Friday – Drums
Kemuel Roig - Piano
John Belzaguy – Bass
Ricardo Pasillas - Percussion
Tracks
1. Second Line
2. Bebop Medley
3. Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of You
4. El Manisero
5. Joy Spring
6. Sureña
7. Seven Steps to Heaven
Will you be listening to this album? Let us know in the comments.
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Arturo Sandoval-Live at Yoshi's on Amazon
Courtesy HermanMehari.com
Hermon Mehari has won the 2015 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Solo Trumpet Competition. Other finalists included Zubin Edalji, Max Goldschmid, Aidan Lombard, and Joshua Shpak. Judges included Bobby Shew, Clay Jenkins, and Ingrid Jensen. ITG has a number of pictures of the event worth checking out.
Mehari was a semifinalist in the 2014 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition less than a year ago. He also took the prize at the 2008 National Trumpet Competition. If you haven't heard his playing yet, you should.
Check out some of Mehari's work on SoundCloud
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We came across this great video of Fred Mills making an appearance in Sesame Street. We still miss Fred Mills, but this is a nice reminder of the fun spirit he brought to his music.
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Courtesy clarkterry.com
It's been nice to see all the tributes to Clark Terry this year. Marques Carroll devoted a set to the departed legend last night. Check it out.
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“Turns out art and music aren’t beyond politics anymore, especially when we’re talking about Crimea. A number of great contemporary jazz musicians were forced to cancel their performances at the Koktebel Jazz Festival in Russia’s Crimea, said Dmitry Kiselyov, one of the festival founders.”
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Arturo Sandoval, among others, was scheduled to perform and the Koktebel Jazz Festival in Crimea. Read more at sputniknews.com
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Brian Shook has been busy lately uploading lots of new videos to his YouTube Channel. He's put some good variety up including parts of the horn, maintenance, and some basic technique ideas.
Here's a good one about the components of a mouthpiece and what should go into choosing one.
Let us know what you think about his mouthpiece explanation in the comments.
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WAMC did a great interview with Boston Symphony principals Thomas Rolfs and James Sommerville on Tanglewood and a few other topics. It makes us feel better hearing guys like this saying even they have some bad days. Check it out
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YouTube has such a vast number of videos on Trumpet it's hard to wade through everything. One way is to subscribe to channels. Here's a a few we think are worth your time to keep in your feed.
Rex Richardson's channel has some great variety with everything from his performances to some tips on technique.
If you like Wynton, subscribe to his channel. There's lots performances, but some good interviews too.
Terence Blanchard's channel has some great performances and interviews. In particular, check out his commentary around the origins of some of his recordings.
Good stuff from Jens here. His interview with Arturo Sandoval is great.
Michael Cano plays with the US Army Band. He has been involved with the National Trumpet Competition many times. This channel has some amazing stuff with everything from masterclasses to performances. The hundreds of videos on this channel are a treasure trove.
What other channels do you follow that we missed? Let us know in the comments.
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