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Phil Perry’s most recent release, Say Yes, is a soulful and refreshing project that features guests Chante Moore and Najee. Released on March 12, 2013 with Shanachie, this album is forty minutes well-produced and soothing music. Say Yes is Perry’s tenth album as a solo artist. Perry was born and raised in East St Louis. …
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This past weekend, the first annual Warren Hill Saxophone Summit was held at the Double Tree Hotel in Santa Ana, California on March 23-24, 2013. Warren Hill’s Saxophone Summit was a two-day event geared towards saxophonists and saxophone fans featuring a collection of fantastic performers and speakers as part of the summit. Each day was …
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This post is a variation of an article that originally appeared on Shannon Kennedy’s foreign language blog. I believe it was Wynton Marsalis who once said something along the lines of “practicing 30 minutes everyday is better than practicing 3.5 hours every few days.” Like most things we strive to improve upon, a little bit …
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In our second Teen Jazz Radio Podcast, I spoke about 6 ways to become a better musician. And in this post, I’d like to offer you ten more. As much as I would like to take credit for this clever idea, I cannot. This poster is a variation of one available created by Brian Clark …
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Whether writing an email to promoters, venues or radio stations, there are a few things you can do to increase the chances of getting your message read. 1. Be prepared – do research, compile a list of possible venues and be ready to work through them with a friendly and well thought out email. If …
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This article is part of a series of repair articles written Rheuben Allen. We all have moments on the gig where we have a saxophone emergency and we find ourselves in need of a quick fix. It may be a spring that pops out of place or a pad that tears. Regardless of what it …
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We all go through phases where we’re unmotivated to practice. It may be because we’ve stopped seeing immediate improvement, or because we’ve become overwhelmed with the more technical aspects of playing. It may even be because we’ve forgotten why we started to do music in the first place! Regardless of why we may lose our …
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Last week we started a new series of articles on Teen Jazz where we answered some of our readers’ questions. One of the questions was “What songs should I learn for jam sessions?” To answer the question I initially threw together a list of songs that I’ve heard or played at jam sessions, but I …
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Last week I had the opportunity to see not one, but two music legends perform. The first concert I attended was that of George Benson at the McCallum Theater in Palm Springs on February 16, 2013. The second was BB King at the House of Blues in Anaheim on February 22, 2013. Both of these …
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This article is a guest post from Sean Winter. This article is to discuss learning to play what you’ve practiced for the beginning improviser. In the 12 years I’ve played and numerous teachers or clinicians I’ve encountered I always get a different answer to the question “Do you think while you play?” I want to …
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