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508-inch bore and nickel silver outer hand slide for excellent projection and open upper register. I gave up at age ten to play the tuba in the marching band.The King 3B Legend Trombone has been the preferred trombone by studio musicians and professional jazz players for decades. The 607F features an 8-inch yellow.I started on the violin when I was five years old.weekly lessons and kiddy orchestras.
Music is all I have ever done.The bach 16 is commonly used for jazz, as well as a few diffeeent king horns. My mother always encouraged me. I would play "war" with my toy soldiers to 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky. I remember when my parents purchased their first record player when I was four.
Feel free to ask any questions Im a trombone major myself.You play a number of instruments ranging from trombone to baritone sax to piccolo. Its about mobility I think, and being able to move around on the horn easily and freely. You generally want a straight tenor with a bore around.
I do not practice as much as I should, so I try to get the most out of each hour of practice. I also arrange music and produce records. I play them all professionally. I play piccolo, flute, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, euphonium, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, electric bass and synth programmer. News & reviews, and personalized tips for buying and selling on.
Center your embouchure so that the mouthpiece placements form "concentric rings" (Maynard Ferguson). Practice is the only way to improve.What advice can you give to someone wanting to perform on more than one brass instrument with different sized mouthpieces? Is there a "formula" you can use to choose the right mouthpieces for each instrument?Choose a mouthpiece that works for you. I would play much better if I practiced more. Fifteen minutes on the piccolo trumpet does wonders for the corners of the embouchure which helps all of the wind instruments.
Also, do not use extreme pressure of the mouthpiece on the lips.Breathing is the most important aspect of playing and/or doubling on brass or woodwinds. This type of damage will affect your ability to play the other brass instruments. This may cause a "stretching" of the skin of the upper lip that vibrates.
Similar analogies can be made towards playing the saxophone family, clarinet family and flute family.My first brass instrument was the tuba. It took me many years to understand this concept. Conversely, most trumpet players who attempt to play the trombone do not put enough air into the trombone. The trumpet only requires half the air of the trombone.
The Bach 6 1/2 AL opens up my sound.I only recommend this mouthpiece to trombonists who are willing to put in the time. This mouthpiece is a little larger than most commercial musicians play, most play 12C mouthpieces and smaller trombones like Bach 12 or King 2B or Conn 6H. I play the Bach 6 1/2 AL mouthpiece on a Bach 16M trombone. Larger, deeper mouthpieces produce a great sound, but require a powerful embouchure for sound, range and control.

Jerry contracted a big band for a gig in Louisiana led by Warren Covington. Jerry Lane, an older trombone player, was one of these bandleaders. The gig paid $16 per night.I joined the musicians' union in Jackson and started working with local bands up there. I spent this time evaluating the music business.
I put together a great band of musicians from Jackson, Hattiesburg, and New Orleans.The following year I transferred to North Texas State University. The next time he needed a band in the Mississippi area he called me to contract. Warren liked the way I played.
This is how I got myself through college.Some Motown acts from Detroit got my name from Leon Breeden who was the Lab Band director at North Texas at the time. We would load up four cars with musicians and instruments, drive to the gig, sight-read the charts (no rehearsal) and drive back that night just in time to go to class at 9am. A typical gig was in Houston (300 miles away). I became established as the contractor for North Texas State musicians. Warren gave my name to other big band leaders in New York area who needed bands for gigs down south.
At Danny's request I did a chart on "Rocket 88" by James Cotton for the Saturday Night Live Band. Dan & John had a concept of two sleazy musicians who wore ill-fitting black suits and black hats. One day I got a call to meet with Danny and John to discuss an arrangement for a comedy skit. I played with the Ringling Brothers Circus, Fort Worth Rodeo and Ice Capades while still in college.When you were in the Saturday Night Live Band, you met up with John Belushi and Dan Akroyd, and you had a hand in the development of the now famous "Blues Brothers." How did the "Blues Brothers" come to be?I was arranger for the Saturday Night Live show in the late 1970's.
We did another appearance on the show. The response was great-letters, cards and phone calls came in. "Hey, Bartender" was the first chart that made the airwaves. Some of the musicians were: Bob Cranshaw on bass (Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie), Alan Rubin playing trumpet, Lou Marini on sax, Howard Johnson on baritone sax & tuba (Gil Evans, Charles Mingus), Steve Jordan playing drums (Kieth Richards), and Paul Shaffer on keyboards.We rehearsed the band and pitched the idea for the show for several weeks until the skit was finally selected for the show.
He was a musical "father" to me (same age as my real father). I selected Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Alan Rubin, and Tom Scott.Although we have unlimited storage space here at the OTJ, to list all of the names you've been associated with might cause a bandwith crisis! Of all the people you've worked with, is there anyone who "sticks out" in your mind?Gil Evans was probably the most influential person musically and personally. Matt Murphy was recommended by the late Doc Pommus, John Belushi's blues guru. Dan and John selected Marini, Jordan, Schaffer, and myself from the SNL band. They decided to form their own band separate from the SNL band.
Gil had his own band from 1936 to 1988 (52 years). When I tried something adventurous he was the first to compliment me. He encouraged me to improvise whatever came to mind.
Keep your "chops" in optimum condition. Be nice to everyone (whether you like them or not). Steve Winwood, Ray Charles, James Brown, Sam & Dave and The Band also come to mind.Who are some of the musicians that have most influenced you as a player and composer/arranger?In addition to the names listed above, some arrangers and composers include: Claude Debussey, Igor Stravinsky, Don Sebesky, Henry Mancini, Stan Kenton, Billy Byers and Jerry Hey.Some of the musicians that have had an influence on me are: Urbie Green, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, J.J Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Fred Wesley, Bruce Fowler, Bill Reichenbach, George Roberts, David Taylor, Conrad Herwig, Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Findlay, Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Dave Sanborn, Ronnie Cuber, King Curtis, Michael Brecker, Jimi Hendrix, Howard Johnson, Lenny White, Mark Egan, and Don Grolnick.You currently perform with the CBS Orchestra on David Letterman's "Late Show." What would be Tom Malone's "Top Ten" rules for being a professional musician. He always looked for new young musicians to bring new style and energy to his music.Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa. When Gil was in his seventies he continued to listen to new music and refused to live in the past.
The business card saves a lot of talking and writing things down on scraps of paper. Business cards - Let people know what you do (instruments you play, arranging/composing, singing, contracting) and how to reach you. Beepers, cell phones, answering services, answering machines, multiple telephones, call-forwarding - whatever it takes. Make yourself easy to locate. Present a clean, well-trimmed appearance regardless of your style, length of hair, beard, tattoes, earrings, etc.
