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This is what it means to Blog with ADD. This is my effort to consolidate all of my blogging interests and past blogs into one! This will be frequently updated and the themes will be incredibly varied.

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  • Essay on Improvisation I

    Posted on Thursday October 11th, 2007 at 21:36 in jazz, theme, theory, Scales, listening, chords, improvisation, dynamics, arpeggios, chord tones

    Instrumental improvisation is one of the most difficult skills for an aspiring musician to master. It represents one of the pinnacle achievments for most musicians. While in certain styles of music you can get away with never needing to improvise,...

  • Jimmy Bruno

    Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 18:05 in guitar, jazz, jimmy bruno

    I used to participate in an online jazz guitar discussion group and the subject of Jimmy Bruno came up. There is a quote on Jimmy's website from Johnny Smith that says, “"JIMMY BRUNO HAS NO PEERS. His taste, concept and technique is unsurpassed as...

  • Joe Zawinul, A Jazz Legend Passes On

    Posted on Wednesday September 12th, 2007 at 09:12 in jazz, weather report, wayne shorter, max roach, joe zawinul

    Yesterday, on Sept. 11, 2007 Joe Zawinul the legendary jazz keyboardist passed away. He had suffered from Skin Cancer and had been hospitalized for the past month. AP story to be found here.Zawinul joined with Wayne Shorter to form the highly influen...