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Category Archives: Rational and Irrational Thoughts

Chat GPT on Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly and Piano Voicings
Rational and Irrational Thoughts

Chat GPT on Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly and Piano Voicings

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Chris Fagan • Leave a comment

Well, the chat bot can hold its own in a conversation about the finer points of jazz piano style….but then so could the guy in college that read the album cover instead of actually listening to the music. (That guy, usually an English major, became a jazz critic or the director of a jazz festival … Continue reading →

A Short Break from Saxophones and Bad Weather
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A Short Break from Saxophones and Bad Weather

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Chris Fagan • Leave a comment

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Could you do me a favor…..
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Could you do me a favor…..

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Chris Fagan • 4 Comments

Hey folks, Strange thing happened the other day. I got a royalty check. Yeah I know. Incredible. As it turns out, all the $.000000002’s that the streaming services give you eventually add up to a two figure dollar amount that they finally send you. In this case, I got a boost on Spotify because I … Continue reading →

More Sax Mouthpiece Geek Talk Part II
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More Sax Mouthpiece Geek Talk Part II

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Chris Fagan • 2 Comments

Here’s a recording of the same tune with the Selmer Short Barrel I wrote about in the previous post. It was a C* originally and opened up to a E or and F by a mouthpiece dude here in the Northwest named Bob Carpenter. I can’t remember what the tip opening is. This mouthpiece has … Continue reading →

GEEK ALERT: Sax Mouthpiece Talk
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GEEK ALERT: Sax Mouthpiece Talk

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Chris Fagan • Leave a comment

Greetings folks, As you may/may not know, I played alto for decades and reached a point about five years ago at which I started to hate everything I played on that instrument. (all my recordings are on alto.) So I switched to tenor and defaulted to the mouthpiece I had on hand at the time, … Continue reading →

The Imperfect “Democracy”
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The Imperfect “Democracy”

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Chris Fagan • 1 Comment

For you folks that are tuning in from Canada, Europe, and beyond, let me just say YES, I knew the United States was messed up, but not just how messed up until the unthinkable happened four years ago. Months after the nightmare has ended, I still give thanks every day that the democracy, imperfect as … Continue reading →

Herb Sherry Orchestra Tribute
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Herb Sherry Orchestra Tribute

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Chris Fagan • 2 Comments

I was briefly involved with the Herb Sherry organization in the 80’s while trying to survive as a newcomer in New York City. Playing single engagements or “clubdates” was a way to make some low commitment money back then. Due to musicians being forced into lower echelon work by a collapsing music biz, I used … Continue reading →

Stand Alone Playing
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Stand Alone Playing

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Chris Fagan • Leave a comment

Hey folks, I wanted to share this part of an ongoing avenue of my practice to develop “stand alone” solo playing of both standards and free tunes. This one is actually All the Things You Are with an extended variation on the traditional intro. The goal of course is for it to make compositional sense … Continue reading →

Reeds
Rational and Irrational Thoughts

Reeds

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Chris Fagan • 2 Comments

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Is it Worth Borrowing from China to Fund the Arts?
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Is it Worth Borrowing from China to Fund the Arts?

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Chris Fagan • Leave a comment

Hello Folks, Welcome to our new international guests and my apologies for boring you with yet more on the U.S. election.  I can’t resist updating my earlier post on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), our modest source of government sponsored arts funding now that our election is decided. The NEA has been a loved … Continue reading →

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