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Well, the first rehearsal with the band I mentioned in my last post went okay. However, I would be lying if I said it was great. It is a start-up group, and the members are not definite yet. The two…
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So, I got a call earlier today and was invited to be a part of a new band forming up. They will be playing R&B, funk, classic hits of rock and roll and more. On Saturday I will go to…
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I have not been able to balance my time between work and practice. I really needed to work. I was drowning in debt. So, a job was necessary. And it has helped a great deal. I have nearly paid off…
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I am still learning slowly. As I’ve said many times before, there are a lot of tunes I used to think I knew. I had never taken the time to figure out how the tunes actually worked or worked out…
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I just discovered Chris Stapleton. Nope. He ain’t no jazz player, but I’ll bet that he could if he wanted to. Chris is categorized as a Country Artist. I would say it was more blues than anything, and he has…
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That’s right! Since I got a job, I have not had the time or energy to practice. Everybody was encouraging, “be a bus driver. It’s a good idea. It’s only a few hours a day, and you can practice during…
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My precious Allora Paris Series Tenor Sax – broken! The left-hand thumb rest detached from the saxophone. I don’t know why it came undone. Maybe the glue used was sub-standard. It looks like an easy fix, though. I will repair…
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Another band I was introduced to by my high school band director was Tower Of Power. They are a band that features a full, very tight, badass horn section! And at that time the band had as their saxophone player,…
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A new experience while practicing Sometimes when I’m practicing, my hand & ear coordination is so good that it seems like my mind moves from where I usually perceive it being (which is in my head) to my hands. It…
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