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Ben and Geoff jazz jam – August 16 2015
I jammed with my friend Ben again today. Here are a few rough recordings from our jam. Bye Bye Blackbird: Jam with Jew’s Harp, Trumpet, and Synth: There Will Never Be Another You: Ben H – Trumpet, Jew’s Harp Geoff P – Electric piano
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Three Little Bops – awesome jazz cartoon
I stumbled upon a wonderfully jazzy and funny Looney Tunes cartoon video, thanks to my Facebook friend and jazz singer Jennifer Scott! From the Wikipedia article on this cartoon (click here to view): Three Little Bops is a 1957 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, with voices by Stan Freberg and music by jazz…
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Ambrose Akinmusire – Trapped in a Dream
I discovered an amazing track entitled Trapped in a Dream by jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. In this article on San Francisco Bay Area jazz musicians, David Rubien writes: Akinmusire – a graduate of Berkeley High School’s renowned jazz program with degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Southern California and the Monk…
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Piano Practice on Lee Morgan’s Ceora (and the original Lee Morgan recording)
On of the tracks that I have been listening to on my cell phone lately is Lee Morgan‘s tune Ceora (you can listen to the recording on Imeem by clicking here or by using the player below). Jazztrumpetsolos.com has a transcription of Lee Morgan’s solo on Ceora. Ceora – Lee Morgan Anyways, tonight I practiced…