Equipment, Hardware — Thursday, July 2, 2009 19:57
Is this the perfect jazz trumpet microphone?
The microphone dilemna
Friday, June 19, 2009 20:49
Recording a jazz album requires many things. One of which, in an ideal world, is an airy live room, preferably equipped with a choice of grand pianos, each perfectly tuned and set up with microphones that are nuetral and clear, capable of capturing everything in ecsquisite detail.
Why is the piano the key? Because it’s the [...]
Searching for the perfect microphone
Thursday, June 4, 2009 13:38
I need a new microphone. Something exotic. Something that will accurately and cleanly represent every nuance and every shade of tone that David Monette built into my horn. Something that will allow me to convey the level of emotion that I intend to pour down the lead pipe, through the valve block and out through [...]
Solitude
Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:48
Writing any kind of music requires concentration. Writing jazz, arguably music’s most cerebral genre, requires a level of commitment that necessitates solitude. As I use my recently discovered extra hours to transfer ideas from my head, through my mouthpiece, onto paper and then into Sibelius or Finale, whichever wins the battle for my attention, it’s [...]
The inspiration hour
Friday, February 27, 2009 8:08
Creative inspiration can strike at any time making it important to be able to capture your thoughts quickly and efficiently whenever the metaphorical lightbulb appears above your head. I remember watching a Wynton Marsalis interview a long time ago when he was describing the depth of knowledge that is necessary to understand the language of [...]