Here is my first book were I used drones. The drones will give you a tonal centre to help you with your intonation. This book…
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For the fans of Claudio Roditi: I wrote out a couple of his best albums with Paquito D’Rivera and qPress just released them. The Keystone…
qPress just released 2 new interesting books. One book with 30 transcriptions of great Rhythm Changes, the other book is the 5th Jazz Standards Duets…
Here is a drone flexibility exercise I just wrote for a new book in the series Your Daily Exercises. My idea is that with a…
My new custom van Laar trumpet just arrived. I asked Yannic Roijen to build me a new horn somewhere in between my other van Laar…
I just finished a book about Rhythm Changes. I transcribed 30 recordings for this books where you can compare the different styles and ways of…
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I’m almost finished transcribing the lead parts and trumpet solos of these 4 Machito albums. There are some great solos on these albums from Alfredo…
We played this beautiful Choral composed by the late Jerry van Rooijen at the funeral of Hub van Laar in a church in Margraten. I…
My 40 Swinging Trumpet Trios for trumpet players. These forty trios are arranged in a progressive manner, and include audio play-alongs, so you’ll be able…
The last trio of my 40 Swinging Trio is “Cottontail” by Duke Ellington. I finished arranging & recording today… Next to all parts & scores,…