Essays-Thoughts

I posted this over at www.larrysimprovpage.com and thought that maybe it would be of interest to some of you here, especially the pros.

Everybody is going for a bail out plan, well jazz musicians should also. After all, look at all the gigs we're losing because of those greedy f*(kin b**t(*(s who chiseled away everything they could until there was nothing left. They didn't care about anybody including our jazz gigs!

So I propose only 1 billion to be set aside to compensate us for the following (that's much less then anyone else is asking for):

ok, im thinking as i listen the digital jazz station that we get thru cable Tv. so many different recordings and omg the history .. so i got to thinkng.. I wonder what bobby hutcherson is listening to? what is tony listening too .. and on and on .. so here is the question..

What is everyone listening to right this moment in time that your reading this blog?

tal is amazing .. the red norvo quartets are my favorite..if i remember right mingus was on bass.

sorry had to comment on the tune... wow now a cut from a french saxphonist ..

If you haven't checked this out, do so. It's really cool what's happened here and what's been talk about.

I learned a lot from it!

So when I was in college I came up with this plan that really helped me. It's a little over the top, but it could be a good guide for some of us.

In school it helped me keep the music going. Even after I graduated I kept this going and it helped me, I think stay in the business.

Here it goes, first:

Ear Training: 1 hour equals 2
Practicing: 1 hour equals 1 hour
Listening: 1 hour equals 1.5 hours
Jamming and gigging: 1 hour equals 3
doing music business stuff: 1 hour equals, .5 hours
teaching: 1 hour equals 1 hour

Hi Everyone,

Can't say I've written a blog before but there's a first time for everything. I was discussing this with John Piper and he thought it would be a great discussion for the community.

This site is obviously a great resource for all of us; looking to become better musicians, enthusiasts, vibraphonists, whatever...and there has been a TON of valuable material posted. I myself check the vibes workshop about 5 times per day to see what is new and what I can add to my practice routine.