Last year 2021 the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw recorded new music composed by the great Jim McNeely. The album is now ready for release…
Author: erikveldkamp
I had a little party at my home this morning… After recording 28 tracks last week with mainly house, funk, techno, latin, etc. I thought…
2 more tracks to record for my new project. This is number 24 of 4 weeks of songs, the most crazy flow/range study I ever…
I’m working on a mega Play-Along project this summer, I don’t want to get too much tan lines… Here is a funky version of a…
I’m happy to announce that qPress just released my new series of staccato books. Practicing staccato is part of my daily routine for several reasons…
My staccato version of “Invitation” is one of sixty studies I wrote based on famous jazz standards. The 2 volumes (2 x 30) will be…
qPress Music Publishing just released some new Tuba & Trombone books so check it out!
What do you think, did I beat the world record “writing etude books for trumpet” yet? Anyhow, if you’re looking for something to practice this…
This is an interesting Arpeggio exercise I think. It’s not my idea but from Rick Beato. I just adapted it for trumpet & bass clef…
Here is an excerpt of one of the jazz standards in my new staccato book. This is number 22 I think, a few more to…
The History of the Blues is a survey of the roots of the blues form on the trumpet through a collection of 26 note-for-note transcriptions that…
qPress Music Published just released my new book with lyrical flow studies. These studies are helping to develop your airsupport if you play them as…