http://trumpetdude.com Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:32:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I intended about a month ago or so to write an article sharing some insights I had gleaned from my own efforts and from what I had read in some of the entries on the TPIN site. Sadly, I did not get to it until now and have forgotten ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/12/mind-air-chops-mac/ Clifford Brown passed over the rainbow at an early age in a year before I was born. His life was cut very short but his music remains and thankfully lives on. If you have not had the privilege to hear the magic he created with his horn, please give a ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/10/upcoming-clifford-brown-symposium-and-concert-series/ Cornets! What the heck is a cornet? Sounds like some kind of flying saucer! Just kidding. But until I came across Dennis Gonzales’ video a few weeks ago, I hadn’t thought about cornets since High School, some thirty plus years ago! I also forgot about the pretty sound you can produce ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/10/watch-out-trumpets-the-cornets-are-making-a-comeback/ http://trumpetdude.com/2008/09/video-dennis-gonzales/ A dedicated lot of extraordinary musicians and trumpet players will present their sixth ‘Festival of New Trumpet Music,’ beginning this Saturday. The festival will run from September 13 through the 28 at various venues around New York City. Festival of New Trumpet Music is a two-week celebration of the diverse ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/09/trumpet-players-extravaganza/ Jazz Rocks!! This has always been one of my favorite jazz genres. I mean it was the first sort of rock I heard. Although my mother was a very capable singer with a beautiful voice, the music available in the household was fairly limited, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/09/bill-chase-jazz-rocks/ http://trumpetdude.com/2008/08/video-kenny-dorham/ McKinley Howard Dorham, aka Kenny Dorham August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972.   Trumpet Dude salutes one of the best today, Happy Birthday Kenny! Yes, Kenny Dorham was one of the best voices to ever travel the trajectories of a trumpet. While his playing voice was incredible, he never ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/08/happy-birthday-to-kenny-dorham/ One aspect of being a musician that is extremely important, but too often overlooked by teachers and students, is learning and practicing to hear music in your head. This aural skill can be acquired through practice and is referred to as ear training. Ear training is where musicians ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/08/ear-training/ For all you Maynard fans, listen up! "The Lost Tapes Volume 2" has now been released and is available today! This has been put together and produced by Sleepy Night Records. This recording is the second in a trilogy project by Sleepy Night and you can purchase ... http://trumpetdude.com/2008/08/maynard-ferguson-the-lost-tapes-volume-2/