-
According to my squarespace billing history, my website has just turned 1 year old! Time for someone to smear cake on its face. But seriously, I thought I would take a moment to update you on the state of the…
-
How to clean a woodwind mouthpiece
Let’s face the facts. You probably need to clean your mouthpiece. I’ve known for a while that my mouthpieces needed a good cleaning. It’s one of those things we know we as woodwind players know we should do more often…
-
Dave Liebman interview on The Jazz Session
On a recent episode of the podcast The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviewed saxophonist and composer Dave Liebman. It is a great conversation on a variety of topics including the state of jazz education, playing original music as well as…
-
Patrick Williams – Aurora
One of world’s finest musical minds, composer/arranger Patrick Williams has released a new album of original big band music. He probably is best known for his work on TV show themes including After Mash, The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler…
-
JazzTimes interviews Eddie Daniels
Lee Mergner of the JazzTimes recently interviewed the legendary jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels about a new upcoming project. Luckily for us the conversation went very long, with Eddie talking a lot about players he enjoys working with, ensemble concept, clubs…
-
Blogs and RSS explained (sort of)
What is a blog? What is RSS? Well, this is a blog. And you can use RSS as an easy way to follow updates of many of your favorite websites and blogs. My blog is all about woodwinds and…
saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon