Jerry!
After the Big Band concert I had the chance to meet one of my all-time heroes Jerry Bergonzi.
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A collection of 4 issues
A Mobley Loop
"Learn to BeBop on changes like Hank Mobley first. It tells you when to stop."
Those were roughly the words one of my all-time heroes Rick Margitza said to me when I had the chance to have a lesson with him in New York. And even though more
A Looping Exercise
Some of my favourite etudes that I ran into over the years are the Kröpsch Clarinet etudes, especially the first volume. The exercises are short, almost easy to remember and overall effective, challenging and fun to play. I always wished there would be something like that for Jazz saxophone studies.
Twenty-Something Years Later
About twenty years ago I was listening to a Big Band rehearsal for a concert with Sam River's music, the host of the masterclass that I was attending. It turned out that one tenor player was missing and with me hanging out in the doorway, that problem was