Subscribe now: Meeting with Masters: Thoughts on Music with people who don’t suck. — iTunes approved!

Episode 2 of Meeting With Masters: Thoughts on Music with people who don’t suck, is up at it’s new home. This episode features Los Angeles great, Mr. Alex Iles- studio trombonist, jazz artist, college professor, orchestral musician, and good human! You may DOWNLOAD IT DIRECTLY, or better yet: Subscribe in iTunes Hope you enjoy – [...]

01 Jangle Bonez –  A little gift so say thanks for your support. Thanks for a great year, and look for many things to come in Y2K10! Best, Dr. J

I’ve taken the liberty of preparing the files in SmartMusic so you can practice the parts ahead of time. By using them in SmartMusic you can practice the parts and have instantaneous feedback regarding your rhythm, pitch accuracy, and can practice your part in the context of an “ensemble”. I HIGHLY urge you to download [...]

Today only- a FREE download of Michael Giacchino‘s soundtrack to the movie “Up” sponsored by the L.A. Times.Download code is: “latimesdisney” Enjoy! – he’s one of my new favorite composers. Best, Dr. J

In an ongoing effort to get the podcast up and looking pretty- one step remains- GETTING THE ARTWORK TO SHOW UP IN iTUNES! (grr)

It’s the quick (and unofficial) launch of my new podcast: (submitting the formal RSS feed to iTunes today, but available now) Meeting with Masters: Thoughts on Music with people who don’t suck. Purpose: Share the life stories and musical insights of outstanding musicians, craftsmen, repair technicians, music businessmen, creative professionals, and people that impress me, [...]

Be still the cockles of my old bitter heart- that nearly brought tears. Wow. I posit a question to you, the trombone community, and tangentially address Allen’s question: HOW, as artists, teachers, humans, and musicians, do we/you convey to our students and the public en masse, that MUSICALITY, and specifically lyric playing of the sort [...]

Don’t miss trombone virtuoso, Mr. Bill Watrous, this Saturday at California State University, East Bay. Rarely do you get the opportunity to hear a world class musician playing and giving advice “in your backyard” for FREE. This event is graciously sponsored by Mr. Dick Akright at A&G Music, coordinated by Mr. Dean Hubbard, and hosted [...]

Look out! “Meeting with Masters, or Thoughts on Music with people who don’t suck” is coming soon! Artwork candidate The premiere episode to feature Mr. Alex Iles, Los Angeles studio trombonist, pedagogue, orchestral musician, and inspiring human. Recorded episodes to come include:Mr. Rod Gilfry – 30 year career as an international Operatic Baritione, star of [...]