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A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MINDI ABAIR: Having grown up in a musical family, Mindi Abair first picked up the saxophone at the age of eight. She attended Berklee School of Music in Boston as a Woodwind Performance Major, and since has performed with groups and artists such as Jonathon Butler, Bobby Lyle, Duran Duran, Adam …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: 687GN Bb Tenor Saxophone Selmer Bundy II Alto Saxophone Vandoren Alto Saxophone Reeds 3 Why did you begin studying music? I began because music was always something that was of great interest to me, I was captivated by how it had the power to change peoples emotions, and wanted to be …
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Name: Chieli Minucci Instrument: guitar Years Playing: since age of 8 Location: New York School/Major/Degree: Ithaca College, never finished, English major, music major for one year We also interviewed Chieli in 2013. You can read the updated interview here. THE INTERVIEW Chieli Minucci, an established guitarist in New York, has been renowned for both his …
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Name: Evan Stone Profession: Drummer Years Playing: since the age of 8 College/Major/Degree: none Location: Los Angeles, CA THE INTERVIEW I first met Evan Stone at a Greg Adams gig in 2004. He and I have played together a few times since then and have remained in contact. The idea for Teen Jazz Influences was …
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Beechler Mouthpieces or Remle Music is a family owned enterprise that was established by Elmer Beechler. Now run by his daughter Judy Beechler-Roan, 2012 is the 62nd year that Remle Music has been in business and the company has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. With some of the most popular handmade mouthpieces …
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HOW LONG HAS JAZZMONTHLY.COM BEEN AROUND? “I have been working on jazzmonthly.com since January 2006.” WHAT GROWTH HAVE YOU SEEN WITH JAZZ MONTHLY? “Well, I started out with Jazz Nation, and I was with Jazz Nation for about six years, so some of the growth has been making the transition to Jazz Monthly. The most …
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TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW Rheuben Allen is a contributing writer on Teen Jazz Shannon (SK): I’m Shannon Kennedy with Teen Jazz Radio and today on the show we are continuing the Careers in Music Series and I have with me Rheuben Allen. Hi Rheuben. Rheuben (RA): Hi Shannon, how are you today? SK: I’m good …
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Name: Everette Harp Instrument: Saxes, flute, EWI, keyboards, and vocals Years Playing: A really long time! Really long!!! Location: L.A. ADVICE FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN? CAN YOU HELP EXPLAIN SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO HAVE THE SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS? Practice, and aspire to be great players….not …
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Hey everyone. With me today, I have a very special guest. This is Dr Suzel Reily, she is a professor at Queen’s University Belfast and she teaches in the Ethnomusicology department. So today we’re going to follow up on careers in music and discuss ethnomusicology as a career. THE INTERVIEW Hi Suzel Hi there Shannon, …
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Name: Greg Adams Location: LA/Hollywood, CA Profession: Trumpet Player/Arranger/Composer Years Playing: since the age of 5 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GREG ADAMS: Greg Adams graduated from high school in 1970 and was planning on attending school at Berklee School of music, but instead joined a band called “Tower of Power” from Oakland, CA that was …
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