Category Archives: Jazz

WJE at the Ballard Locks

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Gandalfe

The Woodinville Jazz Ensemble was my jazz home for a number of years. But this year my friends and I split that band into two to create the all-new Woodinville Big Band. More about the Big Band later. Yesterday the … Continue reading →

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Moanin’

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Gandalfe

This song, Moanin’ by Mingus, is the kind of song that we used to play in the Jazz Ensemble. Now having moved on to the Big Band, I will miss these kind of songs. And when you add Jimmy Smith … Continue reading →

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Horace Silver Talks Jazz

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Gandalfe

Neil Proff, my sax instructor, handed me an excerpt chapter from the “The Art of Small Combo Jazz Playing, Composing & Arranging” by Horace Silver. I has spurred me on to purchase the book which I have only be able … Continue reading →

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Dan and Dustin Higgins Redux

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Gandalfe

 

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TRADITIONAL BIG BAND HIERARCHY FOR THE DEVELOPING JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Gandalfe

This is one of the best pieces on the subject by Jeff Anderson, Musical Director, Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra Often, the inexperienced director gives little thought to the placement of students within the jazz ensemble. Typically the “tried and true” concert … Continue reading →

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YouTubeage: Ron Burgundy plays some Jazz flute

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Gandalfe

Here’s some jazz flute that’ll make you wanna learn to play the flute.  ;o)

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Gerry Mulligan: The Age of Steam

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Gandalfe

  I’m making my way through the Gerry Mulligan DVD, The Age of Steam. I’ve always appreciated Gerry’s sense of rhythm and song phrasing. Right now he’s playing clarinet on his ‘One Note Samba’. The DVD has him playing piano, … Continue reading →

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IAJE Files for Bankruptcy

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Gandalfe

"In what is being described as a "perfect storm" of bad luck, unchecked growth, fundraising and management failures, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) — an important link to Seattle’s successful school jazz-band scene — has collapsed." This from … Continue reading →

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The Dissonance: A Little bit o’ Jazz

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Gandalfe

The Microsoft MVP Global Summit is this week so I’ve been very busy setting things up, reacting to fire drills, and spending quality time with my peeps, the CRM MVP team. (What do you mean there’s only food for 12 … Continue reading →

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A Night in Tunisia

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gandalfe

Dizzy Gillespie ; with Pepper Adams, Candido, George Davis, George Duvivier, Jon Faddis, Frank Foster, Curtis Fuller, Roland Hanna, Jimmy Heath, Jon Hendricks, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Melba Liston, Victor Paz, Benny Powell, Paquito D’Rivera, Janice Robinson,Marvin Stamm, Grady Tate, … Continue reading →

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