Erik Veldkamp

Erik Veldkamp

trumpeter, composer & nature photographer

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Category: Trumpet Stuff

Daily Beats & It Don’t Mean A Thing
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Daily Beats & It Don’t Mean A Thing

Posted on 6 September 20226 September 2022 by erikveldkamp

It took me a summer to write and record 48 play-along tracks in all styles, but they are for sale now at qPress. click for…

Improvisation Class
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Improvisation Class

Posted on 5 September 20225 September 2022 by erikveldkamp

After writing 201 pages and recording 118 tracks, my new improvisation book is ready to be sent to my publisher for editing…. It will be…

Staccato Standards for all brass
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Staccato Standards for all brass

Posted on 24 August 202224 August 2022 by erikveldkamp

My books Staccato Standards are now available for all brass instruments at qPress:

JOC & Jim McNeely
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JOC & Jim McNeely

Posted on 10 August 202210 August 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

When The Saints…
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When The Saints…

Posted on 10 August 202210 August 2022 by 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…

24. Wednesday Drive
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24. Wednesday Drive

Posted on 5 August 20225 August 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

Funky Donna Lee
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Funky Donna Lee

Posted on 2 August 20222 August 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

60 Staccato Standards
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60 Staccato Standards

Posted on 19 July 202219 July 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

Invitation
Free sheet music

Invitation

Posted on 9 July 20229 July 2022 by erikveldkamp

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 book collection
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qPress book collection

Posted on 5 July 20225 July 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

Autumn Leaves in staccato
Free sheet music

Autumn Leaves in staccato

Posted on 9 June 20229 June 2022 by erikveldkamp

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
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The History of the Blues

Posted on 6 June 20226 June 2022 by erikveldkamp

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…

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50 Swinging Trumpet Quartets

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Etude & Duet Books

6 Waltzing Duets 16 Advanced Lip Slur Studies 21 Melodic Studies 20 Short Staccato Studies 8 Tone_Studies 15 Advanced Staccato Studies 10 Characteristic Studies Wolfahrt Hans Sitt Gillet 20 Duets Bach's notebook for Anna Magdalena Mixed Duets Vol. 3 Mixed Duets Vol. 2 Mixed Duets Vol. 1 Sitt 80 Etudes Mozart The Magic Flute Duets for Trombone Bach Collection for Trombone Kayser 27 Studies Ferling 18 Studies Muller 17 Studies Mozart The Magic Flute Duets for Trumpet Mazas 10 Range and Endurance Studies Veldkamp 17 Play Alongs in Swing & Latin Style

Play-Along Books

The Best Off Play 'em Right! 12 Jazz Duets Play em Right play-along New Swing Play 'em Right Duets Allen Vizzuti Fusion 2 Play 'em Right more play-along

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