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…
Category: Trumpet Stuff
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,…
This is a demo for one of my upcoming books with 40 swinging trios for trumpet
We had some great masterclasses at my school this week, For the classical trumpet departement Ole Edvard Antonsen gave a 2 day masterclass, Terence Blanchard…
I love practicing the music of J.S. Bach and published several books with his music adapted for trumpet at qPress. This Gavotte & Rondeau is…
qPress just released my Swing Starter Kit for trumpet and trombone. In these books I used the Q & A learning tool (question and answer,…
Today was a very special day for me because I visited the Van Laar shop for the first time after Hub’s death just before Christmas.…