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HEY EVERYONE. TODAY ON TEEN JAZZ I HAVE WITH ME FRENCH GUITARIST U-NAM AND HE’S VOLUNTEERED TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH US ON HIS CAREER AS A PERFORMER IN SMOOTH JAZZ AND A VARIETY OF OTHER GENRES AS WELL AS [HIS WORK] A PRODUCER. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I grew up in …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: For electric: Yamaha & Casio For acoustic: Estonia Why did you begin studying music? I began studying music at the age of 4 when my parents enrolled me in piano group classes. Up until my freshman year in high school I only studied classical music; the number of competitions I’ve done …
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Name: Jason Weber Location: Southern California Profession: full time musician Years Playing: 30+ Jason Weber is an extremely talented and versatile saxophonist located in Southern California. I’ve had the opportunity to see him play a number of times and he always graciously permits me to pester him with questions about the effects he uses on …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Yamaha Keyboard, SX Guitar, Hohner Harmonica Why did you begin studying music? After hearing John Lennon’s “Imagine”, something just clicked in my brain. I loved the piano before, but that sparked my interest in learning it. After I found a decent, 61-key Casio board in a D.A.V. thrift store, I began …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’ve been singing since i was born, I’ve played the guitar for 7 years, I’ve played the piano for 4 years and i played the trombone and trumpet for around a year. I own 3 guitars, one electric, one acoustic and one electric acoustic. i own a trumpet and a piano. …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: 1 guitar, manufacturer: chantry, 1 tuner 1 flute, manufacturer: lindo What are you doing with music now? Writing lyrics and composing music with guitar and vocals. Most importantly i’m listening.[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Guitarist Charlotte Barnard Located in Norwich, Norfolk Guitar 6 years of playing Doubles: I play guitar, flute and vocals [What’s …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’ve got a black acoustic Oscar Schmidt guitar, a solid red Washburn electric, and an Ibanez electric. I usually use line 6 amps, and I have a “Ibenez phase modulator” pedal and a “Ibanez Chorus/Flanger pedal. These two can create very unique sounds when used together. All other gear such as …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Alto Saxophone Black Nickel/Gold Keys Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series Alto Saxophone (Black “SKY” Alto Saxophone for Marching Band) Metal Yanagisawa 5 Mouthpiece (Selmer C* for Concert and Classical Music) Rico Jazz Select 2 Medium Reeds (Rico Hemke 3 Reeds for Marching Band and Classical Music) Olegature (Rovner Light Ligature for …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I play on a Otto link 6 star hard rubber mouth piece and my saxophone is a Yamaha 62 II alto saxophone. Why did you begin studying music? I always liked music growing up and when in church as a younger kid I wanted to learn every instrument I could see. …
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Name: Darren Rahn Instrument: Saxophone, clarinet Years Playing: Clarinet since the 4th Grade Saxophone since the 7th grade Location: Denver, Colorado School/Major/Degree: Masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Bachelors Degree from Adams State College Whether he is out on the road touring or in the studio producing a CD for artists like Wayman …
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