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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Poor thing… he just doesn’t realise the danger!
Posted in The Brass Section
Tagged brass player, gorilla, musical humour, musical joke, ombonist, Trombone, trombonist
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You Can’t Say Fairer Than That…
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged Snow trumpet, Snowman, Snowman Trumpet, Trumpet, World's coolest trumpeter
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The Great Chet Baker …
A great clip showing the artistry of the amazing Chet Baker I remember him coming over to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, London. There is also a great film about him by Bruce Weber, ‘Let’s Get Lost.’
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged Autumn Leaves, bruce weber, Chet Baker, Jazz, let's get lost, Trumpet
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Members of the The Philadelphia brass section…
Great fun… Here’ a little pice by group member Roger Blackburn on the above ensemble: “… After 34 years in the Philadelphia Orchestra (2008), the years I performed with this quartet were my favorite. We were true ambassadors for the … Continue reading
Posted in The Brass Section
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Loophonium…
I must get a picture of Fritz Spiegel’s ‘Loophonium’ on here. It is currently on view in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Here it is… About the artwork (The following text is copied from the website of the Walker Art … Continue reading
Posted in The Brass Section
Tagged Frifz, Loophonium, Spiegel, Tiolet, Toilet Humour, Tuba, Walker Art Gallery
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60 minutes Overtime: Wynton Marsalis on Louis Armstrong
CBS video link to Wynton Marsalis talking about recently discovered footage starring Louis Armstrong
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged 60 minutes, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Trumpet, Wynton Marsalis
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