1) Losing myself in the world of interactive group improvisation, When everything is right; when I am on and not injured, on a great instrument, with great players and friends, with any size appreciative audience, or none at all. 2) … Continue reading
I feel bad. I feel (textures) badly. (due to nerve damage in my fingertips) I am good. I do well. I am bad. [subject-pronoun linking-verb adjective] I do badly. [subject-pronoun … Continue reading
Jam Band Camp Notes Charts Lead Sheet: just melody and chord symbols on paper, no arrangement and minimal form. Fake Book: A book of lead sheets for well-known tunes, jazz standards, etc. Harmony Diatonic: Based on major and minor seven-note … Continue reading
Music Theory is to Music what Physics is to the Universe; it’s an explanation for the way things work. Most of it is not theoretical; it’s something improvisers and composers put into practice every day. It grows over time to … Continue reading