There are two duos with Henry Kaisers early in this video and the other towards the end. They were recorded during a duo recording session May. A double CD will come out later this year.
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a shame that my microphone was picking up the sound of the air conditioner...
but this is a fun little tune nonetheless. i find it interesting that both dragonetti and bottesini often wrote voice crossings where the bass is playing the higher note than the other instrument(s) - an orchestration trick that has a really great effect, but seems uncommon.
I enjoy these duet videos. Can you talk about what it's like to play the gamba with the gut frets? I'm assuming that you should be right below on the fret in the LH. I know it isn't stylistic, but could you even vibrate the note if you wanted to?
i found adapting to the frets pretty simple. I'm obviously a bass player, and pretty new to the gamba. i took one lesson with (i think, at least) the best gamba specialist in NYC.
the frets are pretty much a non-issue. sitting with the instrument feels super weird at first, and took some time to settle in. the bow is an ongoing learning process, and much more complex. the unique bow hold combined with gut strings is 90% of what a person new to the gamba has to contend with. learning where the notes go obviously also takes time, but not all that much. if you can't read alto clef that would be another hurdle.
for sure you can vibrate from behind the fret. it's very subtle, but it's there. I see no reason not to, and i think it's fair to consider it acceptable even for historical performances. there is a specific french stylistic vibrato where you go over the fret, but that is much more context dependent and doesn't really interest me all that much.
i was about to say that the gamba really didn't take much work to get going, but that's only partially true. being a music teacher, i was able to bring the instrument with me and use it during lessons and stuff every day, so i had plenty of bonding time daily for a while.
either way, i just love the viola da gamba. it has a really unique voice and is a really practical thing for someone like me.
Some new music with Edward Wilkerson, James Davis, Jon Irabagon, Scott Clark, and Mabel Kwan. I am so lucky to play with these people. I 
Chicago.
Chicago.
Another video from our new "Young Lions" series, where our faculty play with pre collegiate kids from the region. The young lion in question in the latest series of videos is Johnny Wagner, son of Craig Wagner, our amazing guitar professor. He just finished 8th grade and already plays great, but if you want to get your mind further blown, check out his bio in the "See More" window. Yikes!
Thanks for taking the time to check it out. Edward is a pretty magical player. That is a rarely seen Eb alto clarinet. He is the only person I've seen play one. I love the combination of him and Jon. They have such different approaches.
I spent the year getting ready for this past week. The logistics of getting six people together for back to back rehearsal, gigs and a recording session are a bit overwhelming but was worth it.
Love it! Sounds great. It is so cool to see young people getting great instruction in the black arts of improvisation.
I can believe that show took some doing! I bet it was totally worth it. I used to play in an 8 piece all original band that recorded an album and played a lot of shows, including the World Cafe and the Blue Note in 2013. That group was epic, but a real labor of love. Rehearsals were a challenge but you find a way.
That group also included a clarinet player who doubled on bass clarinet. I didn’t look too close at your video on my phone, or I would have caught that that was too small to be a bass clarinet unless the player was a giant. Lol. It sounds amazing either way, though. Ya done good!
Thanks for watching! Playing with kids is great. On the one hand, they are raw and have a lot to learn, and you have to calibrate how free you can play with them. But on the other, they are also so open and full of wonder that it balances out. Johnny is going to be a beast, I just know it.
It’s also the first session I have done in my little home studio since the piano was rebuilt and with the new interface, and I’m super happy to finally have the space up and running and getting that quality of sound on the first try. Maybe it’s not exactly Emmet’s Place, but I see possibilities there moving forward.
Hot off the virtual press from your Portland Jazz Orchestra, here's a full hour-long piece on The Making Of our new album:
Our vocalist, Katie Oberholtzer, is really worth a careful listen.
Our vocalist, Katie Oberholtzer, is really worth a careful listen.
Here’s the last set from our 3 night run at the Dirty Dog in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. It’s really special and increasingly rare to get 3 nights in a row with the same band unless you’re out on the road, so extra special thanks to the Dirty Dog for having us out.
We vamp for the MC until about 4:15, so please skip ahead unless you want to hear about who’s birthday/anniversary it was today…
We vamp for the MC until about 4:15, so please skip ahead unless you want to hear about who’s birthday/anniversary it was today…
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I enjoyed the vamp. The MC was doin' the job, and if done well it sounds easier than it goes. I remember falling into the same trap that guy did, over-relying on a phrase. ("Well Earl, who else's hands do you think I'm going to put together?")
Nice band, enjoyed Ian, nice tunes. Great gig!
Nice band, enjoyed Ian, nice tunes. Great gig!
Yeah, the MC was also the bartender. I think he was making drinks and announcing us at the same time, lol. He’s great.
Thanks for listening!
That’s a nice production of a damn fine ensemble. And you are right about the singer. Definitely a cut above!
Duke Ellington arranged like that a lot, bass instruments in their upper registers and the treble instruments in their lower registers... really dense sounds!
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Village Greene by Joe Farrell. with Danny Raycraft tenor, Eric Dupont drums. Bassbalsereit pickup, Traynor SB106 with Fdeck, Superflexible solo E/A/D, Innovation Braided G. Sorry for the shaky camera!
