We've been doing mini concerts on Facebook.
Here is mine from April 18th, 2002
This is a local duo from several years back based in Cincinnati, Ohio. I think what I like the most about this particular performance is that they really tap into the eccentricity of playing a Monk tune. Although both of them play well, I have to give high props to Charlie on piano who really makes it work with his accompaniment. King (nicknamed Bowl around here) pulls together what Milt would play with a nice dash of Hutcherson thrown in.
Not very good video quality although the sound is acceptable. The performance is more than acceptable.
An old favorite on mine, Keith Jarrett's "Memories of Tomorrow".
julius and i keep sending each other audio files and the other should put something around it. this is the latest thing he send me.
Also, send me stuff if you want to, i love doing this:
hauke.renken@me.com
hugs and i hope you're all safe and healthy!
hauke
Learned this solo completely by ear. Took me weeks. That was a tough one, but so much fun, being in the process.
first video explaining a basic path toward solo playing
This is a really first-rate section of a Manu Dibango concert where Manu introduces alto saxophonist Moreira Chonguica beginning at 30 minutes into the concert. Manu (from Camaroon) was one of the first internationally-known musicians to die of coronavirus, and in this video he is 84 years of age. Although primarily a saxophonist and singer, he has effectively used marimba as part of his Afro-beat sound. In this video he plays vibes, but what I really like is how he uses it to blend with the ensemble.
I first heard of Anthony Kerr in the late nineties when he was a member of Georgie Fame's R&B band, and it caught my attention for no other reason than my fascination with players who have to make the vibes blend into a rhythm section. Anthony now teaches at Royal Academy of Music, and I discovered this solo performance the other day.
What I find interesting is that he plays "Summertime" more uptempo than the usual ballad interpretations one would expect from a soloist. I like his left-hand technique as well, and his sense of time pulls it together.
Just want to mention again without making a big to do about it. Sculptors have to make sculpture. Painters make paintings.
We make music. So the question is are you making music?
Imagine knowing a sculptor who says they are a sculptor and have been doing it for 10 years and you ask to see something and they say they haven’t made anything but they’re working on it.
Practicing is preparing to make music. Recording yourself or playing a concert I think is making music.