PA systems have become more compact and the quality of their sound has improved to an amazing degree. The size and weight is important. I find now I can fit equipment AND band members in my van.. verses having to decide which is the more relevant. Kidding guys. Here a few pics of setup before […]
I just picked up this cymbal. I was looking for a ride that had complex overtones, a clear bright bell with good stick articulation but that was also quiet. I have been playing a 20” A Zildjan Medium Ride. It is a great cymbal but loud and bright. My trio, Atlanta Jazz Trio, plays private […]
Thoughts from Jazz Percussionist, Paul Vogler 2014 Jazz is the ultimate equal opportunity employer and the harshest imposer of reality, proving that we may have equal opportunity, but not equal outcomes. Our individual talents, hard work and even luck create the opportunities that determine our artistic futures. The up side is that jazz relishes those […]
–A Thought Process, Article by Jazz Artist Ken Cowan Have you ever been to a jazz concert or just listening to a jazz CD and asked yourself “What kind of crazy chords is that piano player playing?” Did the harmony of that performance peak your interest enough to make you say to yourself:” I wanna play […]