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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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,…

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I’m working on Chet Baker’s album “Daybreak” which is amongst one of his best recordings. Here the first page of a favorite tune of mine…