I have a theory that methods for teaching improvisation (beyond the broader jazz music idiom) arrived late in the history of jazz education. There were high school jazz bands before there were Aebersold albums, and reams of multi-media how-to materal on chord progressions, modes, the Lydian Chromatic Concept etc. Remember how the jazz big band charts … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Photo Shoot: didn’t die of embarrassment after all
Thanks to outstanding drummer and photographer Steve Korn, I did not die of embarrassment at the photo session for our CD cover. Steve, a quiet thoughtful person himself, booked a comfy, isolated room so we didn’t end up feeling like gorillas at the zoo with gawking passersby watching as we tried to look ‘smooth, relaxed, … Continue reading
Pottersaurus versus the rest of the world
Loving Pottersaurus is something everyone loves to do…unless you’ve proudly evolved into hating Pottersaurus. The less imaginative of us are starting to sound like Pottersaurus and there are probably classes at Berklee now on how to sound like Pottersaurus. But yes, what’s not to love? Pottersaurus has truly inspired us and expanded our idea of … Continue reading
Chris Fagan Jazz 