I just finished transcribing 11 Chet Baker albums: Chet Baker & Crew, Chet Baker in Tokyo, Daybreak, Someday My Prince Will Come, This Is Always,…
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qPress released 3 new play-along books and some duet books for trombone players. So check them out!
My new warming-up book is also released by qPress. These beautiful songs will help you to get the embouchure warmed up in a fun and…
qPress released the first 3 (of 11) Chet Baker transcription books today. Please check them out, they belong to his best work.
If you can’t play high, play low… Here the end of a great solo by Chet Baker on the tune “Gnid” from the album “Someday…
Have you ever heard Chet Baker playing loud with good chops and with a big band? Here one of the 42 tunes I transcribed already…
Today I started a new job as a trumpet technique teacher (jazz) at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. I will do my best to…
Here a great solo by the late (and great) Chet Baker, from the album “The Pacific Jazz Years”. I just started with the 3rd disc…
I wrote a new warming-up book for trumpet because I don’t like playing boring exercises like flow studies or long tones. So I had the…
Here another transcription from Conrad Gozzo called “You Go To My Head”. What a sound!
If you don’t know what singing on a trumpet sounds like, listen to Conrad Gozzo, one of my trumpet heros! Here a broadcast featuring Conrad…
I payed Hub van Laar a visit today for a new trumpet. After testing most models in his shop (like B1, B2, B5, B6, R1,…