Chris Speed - Catching Up with Globe-Trotting Woodwind Expert

Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone virtuoso Chris Speed plays is many groups and has kept a busy schedule as composer, band leader, sideman and record label owner for the past 30 years on both coasts. Some regular collaborators include John Hollenbeck, Jim Black, Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega, Cuong Vu and many many more.  

http://chrisspeed.com/bio

Check out this Tiny Desk Concert with Endangered Blood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rHD1_kUC5E

Jake and Chris talk about creativity and taking the journey one day at a time. Students will enjoy Chris' view on the importance of being a cool kind person and also his approach with his own private students. Once again, the experts recommend more listening.  Chris shares one of his new favorite old recordings: These Foolish Things by Lester Young. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN0nOCzqWg&feature=youtu.be

Dan Greenblatt on the 4 "i"s of Practice

November is Gratitude Month. I'm grateful for Dan Greenblatt and the EWHS Music Boosters. 

Dr. Greenblatt is an author, performer, composer and educator. 

Check out his great jazz instructional books on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2UBEnbS

Enjoy this short video on how to remember how to practice well. Music is not Pole Vaulting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6SHMy8sSn4

Kristin Korb - Finding the Joy

Join bassist and vocalist Kristin Korb as she shares ideas with Jake Bergevin about finding joy in music through daily practice.  This session includes Kristin's current reading, activities and fun ways to explore the Major Pentatonic Scale.

Kristin currently lives in Denmark with her husband.  Visit her website to join her email list or learn more about this talented musician.

https://kristinkorb.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxkhsVcvAqI

Recommended Books:

Rachel Maddow - Blowout

Podcasts:

Tim Ferriss Show 

Pod Save America

Jeff "Bongo" Busch

Jake Bergevin invites Jeff "Bongo" Busch to discuss his story and demonstrate several Brazilian percussion instruments and performance concepts. Drummers will especially enjoy this interview. 

iJazzEd Podcast Interview & Demonstration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOohjTdsYhQ&t=72s

Jeff plays with many of Seattle's top performers including EntreMundos Quartetto and Jovino Santos Neto

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/21/771313647/jovino-santos-neto-trio

Greg Feingold - iJazzEd podcast

 Bassist Greg Feingold shares some great advice for musicians hoping to improve. Enjoy this short visit with Greg and Jake Bergevin as they discuss motivation, practice habits and life philosophy.

Here's Jake and Greg's discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7EEFHzDHDA&feature=youtu.be

Some highlights include these points:

• It’s easy to play music with people who are better than you is easy. Find a way to play music with everyone and try to make it the best possible thing you can.

• Ray Brown - Three Dimensional - “You Are My Sunshine”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvgRJPUMScI

• 21 days to develop a habit - do a short amount every day!

• Practice early in your day so you don’t feel weighed down.

• “I don’t like really being bad at stuff. I don’t really know many people that do”.

• Set tiny goals

• Make one phone call everyday

• We are all in the same ocean, just different size boats.

Check out this related learning philosophy on wiki called Pompodoro Technique

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Larissa Meyer's notes from this talk:

Concept	Time Marker	My adoption of this concept
"Play music with everyone"	1:45	I should make an effort to play in person (socially distanced) with people outside of my section.
"Experience doesn't really matter once your on stage"	2:30	I should look into performing more, especially with other people, to improve my overall sense of collaboration and musicality.
"Addiction to practicing"	3:20	It is important view practice as a priviledge and stay motivated to play rather than an obstacle.
"Stay outside"	6:40	I definitely need to prioritize spending more time outside going on walks and enjoying nature instead of being cooped up doing work indoors 24/7.
"It takes 21 days for something to become a habit"	8:00	I plan to make a goal to practice for at least 21 days in a row, even for just 30 min, to form a more established habit of practicing.
"Walk away feeling like you could have done more"	9:20	I won't make practice sessions unbearably long but shorter so that I can stay focused and motivated with a clear goal of what I want to practice next time while looking forward to my next practice section.
"Create a rigid practice block"	10:30	I will create a more outlined practice schedule so that I can make sure to at least touch on all of the pieces/exercises I wanted to work on instead of getting caught up and distracted.
"Practice early in the day"	11:10	If I prioritize my practice before the afternoon, I won't feel weighed down and spend the day worrying about whether I'll have enough time.
"Set tiny goals"	13:55	I tend to overwhelm myself with big goals so it will probably be more effective to break down goals into small more realistic and less challenging pieces (not only regarding practice but other aspects of my life).
"Make a phone call a day"	15:41	Though a lot of people my age, including myself, rely on texting, I think it's important to be able to hear each others voices so I plan to focus more of my communication through phone calls or video calls instead of just texting.
"We're all in the same ocean, but the boats are different sizes"	17:01	I just thought this was a cool quote, seeing as a lot of people say "we're all in the same boat" which sort of downplay the experiences of individuals who may be facing more extreme struggles/hardships.  hardships.

Marcus Printup - transcribing, practicing, listening, dorian mode and "So What" lesson including triad pairs

 Marcus Printup is a wonderful guy! He plays with the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra and has many CDs as leader too.  He is a caring and thoughtful player and teacher. Join Marcus and Jake as they discuss the importance of mentors, listening, jazz history, practice and how to tackle "So What". Marcus has several great resources to guide you.  

Marcus says the best thing to do is to STAY PATIENT.  Follow the CDC guidelines. Play your long tones as if it's a meditation. Marcus guides us through a listening session of Clifford Brown and Sarah Vaughan on September Song. 

As we have discussed in many previous posts, minor scales and songs are an important aspect of your development. The song So What is a great tune for musicians to learn as it is very "scalular" and also has a chromatic modulation and is in only 2 keys. 

Enjoy this discussion and consider learning So What. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yva8-PQ8pNw

He says "the key to learning jazz is using your ears". This lesson can be informative to listen to only but Marcus also shared some great files to go along with it. Check these out too?  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13URVPgJ1Im7mMnyr-TPohuR5o2zduGPT?usp=sharing

John Sanders - Circle of Fifths, Chromatic Approach Tones, Importance of a Private Teacher

Join Johns Sanders (head of Edmonds CC Music Department) and Jake as they discuss powerful practice ideas.  Importance of private lessons, listening to Kind of Blue by Miles (especially Wynton Kelly's solo) recommends Blues People by Leroy Jones. This is a potential starting spot for anyone interested in learning to navigate piano/keyboard too and another reinforcement of the importance of navigating the circle of fifths (from 5 to 1 and not the other way around). He slowly demonstrates outlining chords, chromatic approach tones, and more. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phfb_3TxedI&t=5s

Camille Thurman - importance of finding a mentor and learning the lyric

Camille Thurman is a New York based artist and in this interview offers some golden advice for jazz players. Join Camille on this interview with Jake Bergevin as she discusses her influences and models interpretation of the beautiful ballad "In My Solitiude".  Please take a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzgiIn4NcgQ&t=254s

Also a great flute player ... check out the flute and scatting on this track?

https://camillethurmanmusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Jim Sisko - Triad Pairs

In this episode trumpeter and Jazz Educator Jim Sisko discusses Triad Pairs. Other ideas discussed include the importance of playing piano, computer applications which are useful and some ideas on how to stay motivated during COVID.

Sorry that Jim's trumpet tone is not recorded at high fidelity and sounds a bit distorted, however this doesn't diminish the value of this lesson. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeV7MQ7o-E



Check out this great tune which Jim mentions and demonstrates Triad Pairs in the melody.

Terrestris by Tom Harrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmLzaw6F1Ks

Triad Pairs play along file for iReal app
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZoCDDI4akdKzMCSCE6NQ1ONx9DqhdoIO/view?usp=sharing

Triad Pairs play along file - WAV file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19L6gQ7MsAp-8dk9c60_76gnO8wbCJ0oQ/view?usp=sharing

Online jazz course through Bellevue College
https://www2.bellevuecollege.edu/classes/All/MUSC/106

Brian Kirk - Learn the Melody

Brian Kirk - learn the Melody

Jazz Colony Lesson featuring Brian Kirk (drums/vibraphone) of Seattle Central Community College.

Enjoy this short interview and lesson.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZyZ9MlaSnotz1EBJq_VZluq5QBecLlOo/view?usp=sharing

Nathan Eklund - Circle of 5ths - Bebop Chromaticism - Patterns in 12 Keys

Jazz Colony Lesson featuring Nathan Eklund

Nathan is the lead trumpet for the Grammy Award Winning Dafnis Prieto Big Band. He also has several great CDs out under his own name and is a wonderful improvisation instructor. He is active in the JazzHouseKids program in New Jersey and grew up in Everett Washington.

https://www.nathaneklund.com/

Interview Link here ...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edoVdIE7KMBpMnznGwUPbzU4csKRzz-w/view?usp=sharing

Files which may help.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yH7hVBofLYx77zg05FexmBBllEcaFil_?usp=sharing