I get questioned all the time by my students about how to get a better sound. It’s a great question and an important one at that. However, the worst thing that can happen is if someone has never even asked themselves “how do I work on tone?” If someone new to an instrument is using [...]
I know, everyone’s wretched band director had them bring their instrument home everyday, not practice, then convince their parents to lie at the end of the week and sign this arbitrary sheet called a ‘practice log’ saying you had practiced an hour a day. This is truly unfortunate because this is the exact opposite of [...]
One of the more troubling things I’ve seen in the music world lately manifests out of nowhere. It happens whenever I talk to one of my students about reed choices. Now, if the student is on a decent to good set up I rarely bring up the idea of new equipment (or at least I [...]
This is the first in a set of rhythmic exercises that I’ll be posting to this site. So many times we overlook the importance of having Really. Good. Time. This is something that will help in every aspect of playing, e.g. improvising, playing etudes and solo pieces, playing in an ensemble, playing pieces with no [...]
Did you miss us? Because we’re back, and back in style. WHB will be doing their next performance in the Atlanta Room at Smith’s Olde Bar. This club is a staple of the southeast that hosts both local, national, and international acts with a laundry list of past performers that rivals most arenas. Details for [...]
When good things happen, I guess they happen in pairs. I’m really excited to announce TWO, count’em, TWO upcoming shows in April. One is at a fairly new venue, Studio 281 on April 8th. The other is at a Decatur mainstay, JavaMonkey, on April 16th. Show details are below, on the “Calendar” page, or on [...]
2010 was an eventful year and 2011 promises to be even more so. I wanted to take the opportunity to name some of the accomplishments that my students made this year. They all worked very hard and saw that work pay off. Needless to say, I’m very proud of them. Here is a list of [...]
A buddy of mine gave me these a while back and I thought I’d share them with you guys. Redman was in Atlanta a little while ago with his trio at Spivey Hall and HOLY CRAP was that a good concert! Make sure to check out Josh’s website and pick up a copy of his [...]
Aaron Parks Blog – not updated regularly, but Aaron throws some pretty cool posts up there every so often. This is where I found out about NextBop.com described below. AllAboutJazz.com – this is a staple of the jazz community. This has anything and everything, far too much for me to list in fact. Definitely take [...]
Ok, so let’s talk about the amazing saxophonist that is Bob Reynolds. Bob is a graduate of Berklee in Boston and has since played with heavy hitters both in the pop and jazz realm. He’s got a couple of great albums out that I would highly recommend. And, his long awaited Stablemates forum has just [...]
