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Official Jazz Musicians of NS thread

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Chinchi
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Hey NS! Thought this would be a good idea to start this thread, being a jazz musician myself. Feel free to post vids or whatever of yourself or band playing some jazz. If this thread does well I will post some of myself for sure. Have fun.
Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
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SpaghettiWizard
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So is the J in your icon stand for jazz?
Jun 19 2012 12:00AM
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Corwack10
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I've been playing guitar for about 6 years, but I've been mainly jazz guitar for 2 years now.
Also play alto sax. Been in a Count Basie mood for like a week.
Jun 19 2012 12:27AM
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Chinchi
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haha nice man I'm a trumpet player myself
Jun 19 2012 12:32AM
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Chinchi
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haha nice man I'm a trumpet player myself
Jun 19 2012 12:32AM
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Rosstafarian
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Good to know there are some fellow jazz dudes on NS. I'm a drummer myself studying music at Chico State right now.

Here are a couple tunes from a funk/jazz band that I played with over the last year:




Jun 19 2012 12:47AM
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PJS.
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This thread is pointless without


EPIC SAX MAN

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Jun 19 2012 12:48AM
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Rosstafarian
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Woops, clicked reply instead of preview.  Here they are:

http://snd.sc/M8yAlv

http://snd.sc/M8yH0u



Jun 19 2012 12:49AM
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Low.End
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my HS jazz band my senior year of high school:

Jun 19 2012 2:43AM
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thebeesknees
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Im also a trumpet player and studying music ed and jazz studies at ithaca college. threads, this is an awesome idea!
Jun 19 2012 9:22AM
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Guck
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I wish i knew how to play some Jazz piano. All of you Jazz pianists, how did you all get started? Also, the musicians community on NS is much larger than I though. Maybe a cult is a possibility?
Jun 19 2012 10:21AM
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GuacamoleMane
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me too I've been playing for 6 years and doing jazz for about 4, mostly improv
Jun 19 2012 12:15PM
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Chinchi
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I didn't know there were this many NS jazz players! We should start an NS big bang haha
Jun 19 2012 3:28PM
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thebeesknees
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that would be the dopest big band ever
Jun 19 2012 3:31PM
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sir_drums_a_lot
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I've been playing some jazz on drums for about a year now, but have been playing for around 5 or so

Jun 19 2012 4:53PM
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_DUSTY_
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I play in a band that mostly play's alternative however we taught ourselves how to play Guthrie Govan's cover of Spain. It's fun to play.


Jun 19 2012 4:58PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I used to play drums in the jazz band in highschool. Jazz is epic.

Jun 19 2012 6:17PM
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Stickity
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i play bass and i really want to get better at jazz guitar
i prefer playing electric bass opposed to upright but i still try to get the tone as 'uprighty' as possible to keep things a bit tastier
latin and funk grooves are my shit and here are some of my favorite tunes to jam to. all done with my school's jazz ensemble

dope latin madness


no embed for this, sorry. such a classic song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJfiYdQcQtc

might seem a little out of place but it was a jazz arrangement and playing really vocal bass lines over it was so easy. i pretty much did mellow solos the entire time while still holding a groove haha


Jun 19 2012 6:31PM
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250r
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haha i dont really know all that much about jazz admittedly, but ive been stoked on this track lately, even though its only half jazz. Youll want a good system if you listen to it.


Jun 19 2012 7:00PM
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cwphoto
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I'm surprised that theres this many players on ns. i play tenor in jazz band, get a few solos here and there, but i don't play out of school.
Jun 19 2012 7:02PM
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samwise
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I was playing "freddie freeloader' last night with some homies, but I'm not formally trained in jazz at all. Wish I was :-/
Jun 19 2012 7:03PM
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GuacamoleMane
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u don't practice?
Jun 19 2012 7:10PM
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cwphoto
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don't need to outside of school. i used to play guitar before sax, so i pick up stuff really easy. not to sound cocky, but I'm pretty much the best player in my grade.
Jun 19 2012 7:13PM
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GuacamoleMane
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ya this year i reached a plateau so i can't really bring myself to practice as much its frustrating when u don't get better. That being said i improved a lot before that
Jun 19 2012 7:16PM
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PeteSpin
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Do I hear Jazz Cult? I've played tenor saxophone for a few years, both jazz and classical in a few different groups, but I didn't get serious about it until a bit over a year ago.
Jun 20 2012 7:56PM
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katie.
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I'm joining this thread! I've been playing the sax for 5 years and more recently the bari sax (the past 3). I fucking love it. I've been in the same jazz course at school for two years and I have one year left as well as I've been asked to join the All-Star band for my city. Been to the nationals twice, etc. all that jazz.

Can I take the bari spot in the big band?
Jun 20 2012 9:17PM
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GuacamoleMane
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ya sounds like we could have a few sax players and a couple bari's and tenor several trumpeters and guitarists, a bass player and a drummer. boom bomb connect
Jun 20 2012 9:27PM
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PeteSpin
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What city's All-Star Band are you in? I throw down on bari whenever I get the chance, but I guess you can take that spot.
Jun 20 2012 10:25PM
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werndog
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this is me and my teacher trading over "well you needn't." can someone please embed?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHn17EmIEjs
Jun 20 2012 11:16PM
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james6345789
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I play trumpet! I'm a sophomore in HS. NS big band would be so sick! I want to start a combo, but I don't really know where to start.
Jun 20 2012 11:45PM
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james6345789
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I'm also big into funk, TOWER OF POWER.
Jun 20 2012 11:48PM
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Rosstafarian
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Here ya go. Nice work, that's one of my favorite Monk tunes.
Jun 20 2012 11:54PM
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Chinchi
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Here's my band from last year playing Ruth by buddy rich. I played third trumpet on this one.
Jun 21 2012 12:57AM
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Kreech
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Threads let me get in this. I play tenor sax in the Garfield jazz band, been playing for going on 7 years. I can post some clips in a bit when I'm not on mobile. Just curious, for all my saxophone players out there, what setups are you guys on? I'm playing a 1946 conn 10m that I just bought off one of the other bandmembers (stoked!), with a hard rubber link at a 7 opening on vandoren java 3s. Anyways, I'm pumped to see there are other jazz players on this site. I wouldn't expect the newschool skiing world to have too many jazz players.
Jun 21 2012 1:49AM
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Kreech
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Sorry for the dub post. Just made a Jazz Cult:

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/cult/home/id/5357/t/Jazz+Cult/
Jun 21 2012 2:08AM
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PeteSpin
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You guys kill it at competitions, at least the ones I've seen you guys play at. I'm on a 1958 King Zephyr with a Lakey 7*3, but I'll probably be switching to a Jody Jazz mouthpiece in the near future. As for reeds, I'm starting to like playing on Vandoren Classical 2.5s instead of Javas. Also, just joined the cult.
Jun 21 2012 2:40AM
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Kreech
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^Nice! I checked out a few zephyrs and some selmers, super balanced actions and mark vis mainly, as well as a buffet super dynaction and a chu before I went with the 10m. I just love the free-blowingness and depth of tone of the vintage conns, and for a little extra dough, why not go with the 10m over the chu? Anyways, what comps were you guys at this year? I might have seen you perform?
Jun 21 2012 2:53AM
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PeteSpin
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No doubt, I had the privilege of playing on a 10m for a bit and I couldn't believe the sound that came out of it. However, I thought it was a bit too hard to get around on for my liking on classical pieces. To each his own. Anyway, I'm in the jazz band at Bainbridge High School which is god awful with the exception of the majority of the saxophone section, so I would be surprised if you had heard us perform. We only competed at the Bellevue Jazz Festival this year, but I heard both bands II and III perform there and at Viking. Good stuff.
Jun 21 2012 3:55AM
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Low.End
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ahhh Garfield for life!
Jun 21 2012 4:13AM
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katie.
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Im not in it yet, but it's kind of like the youth all-star band (still kicking around in high school)...Hamilton, Ontario.
Jun 21 2012 8:03AM
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james6345789
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What do you trumpet guys play? I play a 1980 Strad, it's in amazing condition, especially for a classic horn.
Jun 21 2012 9:08AM
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GuacamoleMane
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shit u were lucky topic one up in that condition was it cheap? new there at least 1300
Jun 21 2012 9:46AM
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Kreech
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Yeah, see I don't play classical so that's why I went 10m. But yeah I don't think I've seen you guys... I'll make sure to look next festival I'm at , which will be next year because we just played our last outreach concert.
Jun 21 2012 10:37AM
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james6345789
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Well new strads are like 2400 so I got mine for I think 1400. It's a great horn, and from favorable production year.
Jun 21 2012 11:58AM
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GuacamoleMane
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ya, haha do u have a pocket trumpet? i was thinking of getting one just for fun
Jun 21 2012 12:01PM
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james6345789
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Haha no I don't. It would be fun though.
Jun 21 2012 12:12PM
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GuacamoleMane
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it would be cool to bring traveling and to ski camp lol


Jun 21 2012 1:15PM
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james6345789
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I know that Brewskijr also plays trumpet.
Jun 21 2012 1:23PM
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Kreech
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You guys should all join the cult and post videos and clips and stuff
Jun 21 2012 1:29PM
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GuacamoleMane
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i noticed that ur from mn, do u ever take classes at umn or see concerts cause my hs teacher just moved there to become head of jazz studies his name is jason squinobal keep an eye out for him if u do
Jun 21 2012 1:37PM
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alvy.
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Jazz is the shit! I play trumpet in my jazz band and it's a lot of fun.
Jun 21 2012 1:42PM
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