Wynton Marsalis
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37 Most Popular #InTheShed Posts of 2014 – Brecker, Redman, Potter, Marsalis, Webster, Henderson, Hawkins, Shorter & More…
I put a lot of stuff on this blog in 2014. If you missed any of it (all of it?) here’s a short list of the most popular posts…in reverse order. 37. Look inside my…
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10 Takeaways from Miles Davis’ 1985 Interview (including Coltrane’s Greed, Hating Flatted Fifths, & How to Play the Right Thing)
The following selections are from this republished 1985 interview with Miles Davis. 1. Avoid flatted fifths; finish what’s already started Miles to Bob Berg: “[I told Bob] when you start playing just try and finish…
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Wayne Shorter Blazes Bebop (& How Context Makes You a Better Musician)
Justice, Evidence and the benefits of doing some research on music you’re studying. Hat tip to Ramsey for the whole “just us/justice” thing.
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Wynton Marsalis’ 1-Minute Guide to Playing Hipper Rhythms
Want to break free of those endless, meandering strings of eighth notes you keep catching yourself playing? You know, the ones that seem to go on and on and on forever like a run on…