Music Theory Workshop (Mustache Optional)
Published: Wed, 01/13/21
By the time I was thirteen or fourteen, I would have gone practically anywhere to learn about music if it involved my electric guitar. And in…
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"Blues-Jazz Festival, Really..."
Published: Fri, 01/08/21
It's no secret I need to up my game in the communications department. Part of the problem is logistical – messages come in through a couple different…
Words, Words, Words, Words
Published: Thu, 12/31/20
Gilligan's Island. There are pointers on the Nine O'Clock Number, the inside scoop on how Julie Andrews got passed over for Lady but won the Oscar the…
Improvisation Replay: Last Call
Published: Fri, 12/18/20
Improvisation: How To Create Great Solos From Scratch If you're still on the fence – here's what a few folks who took part have to say about it:…
The Amazing Soda Pop Stretcher
Published: Fri, 12/18/20
with illustrations by the professionally weird Gahan Wilson, was a childhood favorite of mine. Young Fulton is a self-styled inventor who comes up…
Fronting The Metaphorical Band
Published: Tue, 12/15/20
I moved to New York with the idea of becoming a jazz musician. Instead, I wound up playing all different kinds of music for a while, and that included…
Improvisation Workshop FAQs (Plus Latkes)
Published: Fri, 12/11/20
1) "Is this class for fingerstyle or single-note improvisors?" I've illustrated all the ideas with fingerstyle e amples, and will be teaching that way…
Oooh! Sunburst...
Published: Thu, 12/10/20
I do not, as general rule, have the guitar jones. I have had it for a specific instrument now and again, but overall, I've got some good tools, and…
Improvisation Workshop
Published: Tue, 12/08/20
First, I'll be offering an online Improvisation Workshop this Saturday, December 12th. It's a two-hour live stream with Q&As, and I'll be covering:…
The Jimmie Vaughan School Of Economics
Published: Thu, 12/03/20
I basically missed the 1960s, e cept for being born and starting kindergarten, but the older of the two kids ne t door had a band for a while, so for…