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Post by Hayesmusic on May 5, 2005 7:41:07 GMT -5
One of the good things I like about working at my shop is the fact that I can listen to trombone music all day! Although I love most styles of music you just can't beat the sound of good brass.
At the moment one of my favourites is a Jo Alessi CD - Principal Trombone with the New York Philharmonic
I'm interested to find out about the brass players you like and listen too.
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Post by Hayesmusic on Jun 25, 2005 10:37:05 GMT -5
If I mentioned the names - - Alejandro Gutierrez
- Leonel Rodriguez
- Ivan Chinchilla
- Martin Bonilla
Do you know who I am talking about? Didn't think so, but these gentlemen form the trombone quartet 'Trombones Costa Rica' and they are brilliant. I have their album 'IMAGENES' which includes favourites such as Tocatta and Fugue, Ave Maria, Czardas and a terrific Tico Tico. This CD came as a complete shock when I first heard it, but the playing, style and whole package is superb. Also worth noting that they all play Edwards!!
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Post by trumpet1 on Jun 29, 2005 14:09:31 GMT -5
Hi, after a recent trip to Chicago, USA I was honoured to be able to attend a masterclass of the history of jazz trumpet by Jon Fadis. I can say without exception that I witnessed some of the best playing (live!) from whom I now consider is the finest trumpet player in the world. If you can listen to any of Jon fadis' recordings I am sure you will be totally blown away as I was. What you'll hear on disc is truely how the man plays live! Keep an ear to the ground and if you ever have chance to see him live, drop everything and do it! I'm a professional trumpet player myself, making a very good living but would die for an ounce of his talent!!!
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Post by Hayesmusic on Jul 9, 2005 7:03:10 GMT -5
I'm not the best 'searcher' on the world wide web and could not find much info on Jon Fadis. However I came across a Steve LeVeille interview with Wynton Marsalis, dated back in 1994 for WBZ Radio.
They were talking about trumpet players......
STEVE: Speaking of squaring off…the second time I saw you perform was in New York at Lincoln Center - this would have been around ’83, ’84, something like that - opening for Maynard Ferguson. Remember that gig?
WYNTON: Right (laughs), I remember that.
STEVE: And for an encore, Maynard was doing his encore, he called you out - eventually Herbie Hanthingy, who happened to be there but was not on the bill, came out as well - and you and Maynard traded fours and traded solos and the audience went out of its mind! And I think people were like….some of them were rooting for Maynard and some of them were rooting for you like it was a competition. Talking about calling somebody out!…Is that the way trumpet players respond - was there really a competition there or were you guys both just playing great music?
WYNTON: Well, whenever you face a man who’s playing your instrument, there’s a competition. (laughs) But it’s not like a ‘death’ competition, it’s not ‘personal’. It’s fun.. …There’s the tradition in jazz of having the "Battle of the Bands" and you do not want to get your head cut when you’re playing. (laughs) Musicians will tell you, "Oh, I’m just here for the music" and "I believe in love" and all that stuff …and we do. But you do not want to go home with your feelings hurt! (laughs) I remember that night (Ed. note: playing with Ferguson) - now this is over ten years ago - the one strategy that I had was to not play high! (laughter) Because I knew if he got me in the upper register, boy, it was going to be all over. And you know, the same thing is true whenever you have to confront John Fadis. Nobody in the world can play like that. So what you do is: when they go high, you go low. (laughter) Oh, have mercy!
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Post by Hayesmusic on Jul 10, 2005 6:17:09 GMT -5
Amanda and I went to Chichester Cathedral last night to see Nicholas Childs conduct the Black Dyk.e Band perform, and what a concert it was. The band is absolutely superb!!
I won't list the whole programme but the soloists were top notch and the orchestral transcibes were breath taking - Festive Overture (Shostakovich), Jupiter (Holst) and Procession to the Minster (Wagner).
If you ever get the opportunity to hear this band, especially live, then take it.
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