Another Pickup Wedding Gig

This past weekend I played yet another last-minute pickup gig with a band I never played with before. It was a great example of why you need to use every avenue of communication available to you. It started with a Facebook message from someone I had never met but who is related to one of… Continue reading Another Pickup Wedding Gig

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The Second Most Important Part of Your Setup

Way back in July of 2012 when I started this blog I spent my third post discussing what I thought was the most important part of any player’s setup. It wasn’t the mouthpiece or the reed or the horn in case you never read it. You can read it here in its entirety or I can… Continue reading The Second Most Important Part of Your Setup

Here’s What to Say

If you’ve been playing for a while it’s kind of inevitable that someone will either see you somewhere or hear you on a recording and will take the time to tell you they thought you sounded good.  They might say, “Hey, you sounded great!”, or “I really enjoyed your playing” or some other variation of… Continue reading Here’s What to Say

It’s Been A While

When I decided to start writing this blog I was very wary of being one of those bloggers who fizzled out on content.  I even started with a few posts written in advance so I would have a backlog ready to go.  Even with that, though, the last couple of weeks have been rather trying… Continue reading It’s Been A While

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Welcome!

Here’s my first post of hopefully many.  I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while now and I really hope it’s something people find interesting or fun but if nothing else it’s a way to spend some time analyzing and organizing things I do as a player and getting them out of my… Continue reading Welcome!

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