Choro(or Chorinho) is an instrumental genre of the Brazilian popular music that has its origins in Rio de Janeiro in late 1800s. I started to…
Author: erikveldkamp
Loet is zolang ik hem van het Hilversum’s Conservatorium ken (begin jaren ’90) altijd druk bezig met van alles in de muziek zoals concerteren, big…
Here a demo of the first etude of a new book I’m working on called “Trumpet Skills”. I compose 20 challenging etudes, some are classical,…
For the trumpet players who can’t wait until it’s Christmas…qPress just released 2 books with 15 songs for 2 trumpets or 2 trumpets with tuba.…
I’ve updated my Chet Baker in Tokyo transcription book with an extra chorus (after the bass solo) in “Portrait in Black and White”. This is…
Our new cd “Jazz Influencers” is released today.
My new book with 15 Brazilian Tangos & Polkas composed by Ernesto Nazareth is almost finished. Here a short version of one of my favorite…
I’ve been busy this summer arranging well known jazz standards from the Real Book for this serie of 3 volumes. I had lot’s of fun…
qPress released 3 of my latest books about mutes. Each book has songs specially written for the harmon mute, cup & straight mute and the…
Advanced Staccato Sketches is a technical tour de force for your fingers and your brain. My practice routine as a lead trumpet player contains a…
This beautiful and innovative collection of flow study books makes such perfect sense. You will wonder why no one has been writing books like these…
Murphy studied clarinet and saxophone when young and took trumpet lessons from Red Nichols’s father. In addition to being a talented composer, arranger, and musician,…