A great documentary to watch: “A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba”. Directed by John Holland, 1989
Author: erikveldkamp
I transcribed this beautiful composition by Gabriel Fauré as played by Rafael Mendez. I also added a play-along version in the file.
I edited a couple more works by Bach for practicing reasons in various keys. It’s good for the chops, tonguing, finger coördination and sight reading.
This beautiful flower is rare in The Netherlands, but the one place they grow plentiful is right around my corner. So I went photographing a few…
This book with 40 studies was written for clarinet by Cyrille Rose, but I think it’s also great study material for the trumpet. Just skip the etudes which are…
The Bach Gigues (from the violin partitas and cellos suites) are always fun to play, so I transposed them in various keys to have even…
My good friend and colleague Robbert Scherpenisse organized a concert at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam) to present his new cd. I was asked to make some…
Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, thimbleweed,…
Here a waltz based on gypsy style harmonies. I transposed it in 3 keys. You can play it with bebop frasing or staccato. Next to the…
Rafael Méndez (1906 – 1981) was a popular Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. He is known as the “Heifetz of the Trumpet.” Méndez was born in…