Yes, my new book “Groove Experiment” is released! I had lot’s of fun writing and recording this book, searching for interesting grooves and composing some…
Author: erikveldkamp
Here 2 great solos of the same tune “West End Blues” played in 1928 by Louis Armstrong and recorded in 2000 as a tribute by…
Here a freebie featuring the great Fats Navarro on trumpet. This album only has 2 solos played by Fats on it, the other tracks are…
Qpress Music Publishing released a whole serie of new books for low brass, mainly about articulation. So if you’re a trombone or tuba player check…
qPress Music Publishing also released my transcription book of this great album by Don Fagerquist. This book is a great starter for intermediate players, but…
qPress just released 3 of my Fats Navarro transcription books and also the Don Fagerquist book I’ve been working on lately. So check it out…
I’ve been busy transcribing the Complete Blue Note recordings of Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron the last couple of days and today “Boperation” was one…
Here a funny “trumpet duet interpretation” of Bluesette, played by the great Doc Severinsen.
Here one of the great tunes called “A Bebop Carol” written by Tadd Dameron. They are really fun to transcribe and play. It’s also with…
Here a nice entrance by Fats Navarro on a Tadd Dameron tune called Dameronia. I will put all solos and themes in an upcoming book…
Here another duet book which I had great fun with while writing it. I use it in my classes quite regularly because, as the title…
My new book with my take on flow studies is out: More info on qPress The book “20 Tone Studies & Vocalises” contains melodic etudes…