Recent content by jazz+bass

Thanks for all the replies! Ed, I studied with Marcus McLaurine my first four semesters, and with Steve LaSpina for the next two semesters. I'm pretty sure I'll still be with Steve this upcoming semester. For my last semester, who knows. I might decide to study with a non-bass teacher just...

The very first thing that jumped out at me after listening to the entire video was the time issue. You guys slow way down throughout the performance. If you don't believe me, snap your fingers in time at the beginning, and then skip ahead. Almost by the time you stop walking, it has already...

Maybe you don't need to burn your Real Book, but try not to use it. I used to be like you, using the book on every gig. But it was cool because most of the (kids) I played with did the exact same thing. After a while, I realized that I probably knew most of the tunes I needed to play the gigs...

Play that bass like a man! Pull hard with the right hand down by the end of the fingerboard, and anchor it like a rock with that left hand claw of yours. If you are doing this and still can't get the desired volume, either you need to get some more strength or your bass isn't set up great...

Probably better than nothing. The main issue I can think of, besides the ones you stated, is that the sound quality would be pretty bad. Unless you had a set up with some really good streaming mic feeds, I don't see how either one of you would be able to accurately hear the details needed to...

Do these in this order: Practice rhythm changes really slowly for a while. This will help get the sound of the changes in your ear, which will allow you navigate through them when brought up to speed. Transpose the changes to different keys. It would be best to do all 12, but try to...

F. Simandl is pretty good, albeit pretty boring.

I don't just transcribe one bar at a time unless I need to. If it's a really hard bar, I might just loop that one bar until I get it, but with simpler lines, I'll usually try and pick up an entire idea, beginning to end if I can. If not, then I'll break up the phrase. Can you hear how it...

Why just one finger? And why just three minutes? I always use two for uptempo stuff and have gotten it to the point where I don't lose any sound or thump that way. Also, in my experience, a better test would be to see how fast you can play for at least 10 minutes straight, because usually...

Something that I heard that wasn't mentioned here is hearing it in the key of Gb minor. It sounds to me like part of a minor ii / V, either like an Ab dim with a dom 7th and a b9, or a Db7susb9b13 including the 3rd, maybe with the top two voices moving down through the suspension by half-step...

Hey guys, I'm finishing up my undergraduate degree in jazz studies at William Paterson this year, so I'm thinking a lot about what to do next year. One of the best options I can think of is to go to graduate school for either jazz performance or composition in the jazz capital of the world...

I'm posting this here and in Recordings because I thought the jazz guys might have more input . . . http://boomp3.com/listen/c0lkj2u61_9/whats-new Just something I recorded in my room with the handy Zoom H2. It's not my most inspired playing (there is an Aebersold in the background), but...

http://boomp3.com/listen/c0lkj2u61_9/whats-new Just something I recorded in my room with the handy Zoom H2. It's not my most inspired playing (there is an Aebersold in the background), but a general picture of where I'm at. PLEASE any feedback you have, good or bad, would be very much...