Jazz Cat

hey thanks! i always wondered how that was done; i’ll practice w/watermelon man, pick up the pieces tracks; bis fingering – much appreciated

right… stripes get attention i guess.. hes got some good riffs in there + growls

hey any idea on how to do the upper/lower notes trill like at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1B-EbBSUw&feature=youtu.be&t=104 ?
i guess just practice; its a great sound

thx…. been playing this all week, its fun to improv over; also sounds good w/heavy echo reverb playing over. i run backing tracks into a mixer, mic my horn thru reverb boss ve-20 fx unit & its so much more fun to play that way; mixer out into sony 7506 headphones; like gigging w/audio stage sound for practice… imho its the most fun way tp…[Read more]

good point; thanks! hopefully a softer 2 will help me start growling; then work on transferring back to 2.5 …helps to test all this stuff

changing reeds, i can get a bit more buzz w/new one (same type; vandoren java green 2.5); i just ordered a mix pack of 2s to test; a lower # may make it esier to growl with?

thanks; some really good tips there; I’ll try them out! i changed reeds to a new one and can occasionally get close to growls when blowiing hard; it’s a challenge. re flutter tongue sure i can roll tongue but not w/mp in; good points re singing/playing

re on the beat, i always have this problem; the only solution that worked for me is to get bg tracks that include an optional click track so theres a click on every beat.

exactly right j re mastering one bar at a time, thats how i worked thru charlie parker’s omnibook decades ago, it works

just played it; sounds good… tip: it’s fun to alternate octaves on this one, playing verse w/high d as written first, then next verse middle d

ive successfully run member sites for 15+ years; what i’d do is

a) have say 5-7 new songs/pdfs each month rolled out from your library. remove the old ones each month
b) include one or more courses as bonus for those that sign up annual
c) whatever you do, dont offer it all or too much upfront or 90% will join then quit after a month or 2; they…[Read more]

hi Michael, thanks! good to hear it youre playing blues, that’s fun. Johnny may want to consider webinars someday, but its probably not feasible w/small groups and everyone has different schedules; its really hard to come up w/good times..

hey thanks guys! good point re oral cavity; I’ve got to remind myself to do that, plus diaphramatic breathing. it’s fun to make music videos, though a lot of work w/greenscreen & 2-camera shot. 🙂

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