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Hey guys, I just posted these videos from a recent performance of my new band, Catharsis.  Enjoy!

Best, Ryan

Big Kick Blues - http://youtu.be/Zlnq9S07i9w

Key Adjustment - http://youtu.be/YO9iBQy1hdk

Here´s the 3rd video with my quartet Elements. This time we´ve made a cover of Swedish singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez song Cycling Trivialities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQEaOsfCIfI

Hope you´ll like it..

Kristian

This is my latest video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R36eVGHHNE&feature=channel&list=UL
Hope you like it 

found this one of you, Kristian. FIRE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2s7lXPNmxw

A couple of wonderful reminders of the late Don Lusher with his big band. Here doing their impression of the Stan Kenton Orch with 'Peanut Vendor'. Don of course playing the opening statement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjd2wVVcfjY&feature=related

This next one from the same performance is 'Two O'Clock Jump'. Don's solo at 1.27:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMtcTQlntzQ&feature=related

Anyone knowing British musicians will recognise the very famous faces in this band, albeit most of them, here in 1987, having very grey hair. They represent a superb era of great jazz musicians the like of which we will probably never see again. Makes me very nostalgic.

 Here's myself performing Wave at a Mother's Day gig. I'm glad I got the opportunity to play it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLO247pDf3w&list=UUJWwV9E2GioLXHKcxj4a-ww&index=1&feature=plcp

Very good.   Well done despite the guy changing the trash bag, and all those insensitive sobs throwing out their garbage while you were playing that beautiful number.

Here's the original with Buddy Rich's band, and Bill Reichenbach playing the bass trombone solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HtQknBwQdc

I can't imagine what Buddy would do if those jerks started throwing out  garbage like that while he was conducting.

I don't normally post my own stuff, but I hadn't heard this in years and just ran into it. A great band, great writing...Louie Ramirez, I believe...and a great singer...Tito Allen. 1976. Conga soloist-Papo Pepin. "Por Eso" was the hit from the album "Feliz Y Dichoso." The height of the NYC "Our Latin Thing" years. I even like my own solo, and I don't say that very often. It was a good day for all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FMMvePwpc&feature=share

Enjoy. NY was burning!!!

S.

P.S. Check out the pianist!!! Driving the whole band. Charlie Palmieri, I think. Pure power.

Quote from: Doodle92 on May 02, 2012, 10:27PMHere are some tracks I laid down in the studio. They were recorded at the end of November 2011 at where I was going to college at the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. I am really happy to announce that these are two of the tracks that won me a college downbeat award for Outstanding Trombone Soloist which will be formally announced in the June issue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBibdvFHuw8&feature=relmfu  - There is No Greater Love


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BqpoieXVY&feature=relmfu - Sophisticated Lady

Hope you guys like it!


Max Acree





Great job!

Great solo and great band, Sam. Thanks for sharing!!

Quote from: sabutin on May 19, 2012, 06:55AMI don't normally post my own stuff, but I hadn't heard this in years and just ran into it. A great band, great writing...Louie Ramirez, I believe...and a great singer...Tito Allen. 1976. Conga soloist-Papo Pepin. "Por Eso" was the hit from the album "Feliz Y Dichoso." The height of the NYC "Our Latin Thing" years. I even like my own solo, and I don't say that very often. It was a good day for all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FMMvePwpc&feature=share

Enjoy. NY was burning!!!

S.

P.S. Check out the pianist!!! Driving the whole band. Charlie Palmieri, I think. Pure power.

Quote from: sabutin on May 19, 2012, 06:55AMI don't normally post my own stuff, but I hadn't heard this in years and just ran into it. A great band, great writing...Louie Ramirez, I believe...and a great singer...Tito Allen. 1976. Conga soloist-Papo Pepin. "Por Eso" was the hit from the album "Feliz Y Dichoso." The height of the NYC "Our Latin Thing" years. I even like my own solo, and I don't say that very often. It was a good day for all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FMMvePwpc&feature=share

Enjoy. NY was burning!!!

S.

P.S. Check out the pianist!!! Driving the whole band. Charlie Palmieri, I think. Pure power.

Sam,

This **** really swings!  Love it.

Here is the latest movement of Frank Macchia's concerto-in-progress for trombone and silent films.

This one is music inspired by Melies' "Cook in Trouble"...It is written for four electric guitars, synth percussion and solo bone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG22n7SSSSw

Enjoy!

LX

Very nice playing and inspiring to listen. Make me want to practice!

Leif

I often have difficulty in describing the type of 'hot' jazz that I like and have been trying to play all these years. My kind of jazz never seems to fit in the categories of Dixieland or Traditional Jazz and, like Eddie Condon where this particular kind of jazz was born, I might prefer to say "We called it music". I have chosen these two YouTubes because they feature two of my very favourite trombone players in this idiom - Bob Havens on 'Hindustan' and Dan Barrett on "It's Been So Long". Both from CHAUTAUQUA 2011: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQZIwWbQm7E&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7flR0FBj64&feature=relmfu

The room is a bit 'live' for recording but it does not detract from the extreme competence of these musicians. Like I said, "My kind of jazz!"

Quote from: Graham Martin on May 24, 2012, 06:57PMI often have difficulty in describing the type of 'hot' jazz that I like and have been trying to play all these years. My kind of jazz never seems to fit in the categories of Dixieland or Traditional Jazz and, like Eddie Condon where this particular kind of jazz was born, I might prefer to say "We called it music".


This is effectively Dixieland music, informed by the innovations and standards of the Swing era, people playing 6ths, and 9ths, and with a soloing style that reflects what went on in the larger jazz world, at least at the time this sort of style evolved (most of Jack Teagarden's outfits played this sort of style, in fact one of the trumpet players he frequently recorded with at the end of his life, Don Goldie, had a number of Bop and post-Bop elements he brought to this music).

Banjo's gone, tuba's gone, and a lot more worked out introductions and ensemble figures than in the really "old school" stuff.

I've always disliked the extremely slavish style of trad playing that treats everything occurring after about 1925 as off limits; Graham's examples are more to my taste, a lot more interesting musically.

I'm with you Graham! Maybe call it "Modern Dixieland" ? Whatever, it SWINGS!!!

Dixieland informed by the swing era is a good way of describing it. Also, I thought it was pretty funny how big a deal was made about the "modulation/key thing" during the intro to the first song. Gonna try it live?! uh oh, hold on to your hats! May have been appropriate 50-80 years ago, but not in 2011. That being said, well handled gentlemen.

 

because I can't get enough of his tone, here's James Markey playing Willow Willow. sorry if this is a repost. no I'm not.

Quote from: Graham Martin on May 24, 2012, 06:57PMI often have difficulty in describing the type of 'hot' jazz that I like and have been trying to play all these years. My kind of jazz never seems to fit in the categories of Dixieland or Traditional Jazz and, like Eddie Condon where this particular kind of jazz was born, I might prefer to say "We called it music". I have chosen these two YouTubes because they feature two of my very favourite trombone players in this idiom - Bob Havens on 'Hindustan' and Dan Barrett on "It's Been So Long". Both from CHAUTAUQUA 2011: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQZIwWbQm7E&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7flR0FBj64&feature=relmfu

The room is a bit 'live' for recording but it does not detract from the extreme competence of these musicians. Like I said, "My kind of jazz!"

a collection of excellent musicians....if you make your way to NYC, you'll have to hang out on a Sunday night at the Ear Inn.  that's where JE-K and John Allred, et al. play a steady.  GREAT PLAYERS.

DG

Lot of great music here now.  That solo Sam do is so nice done you have to listen it again and again. I also enjoy that Dixieland music. The only thing about that music is that I enjoy it so much for some minutes. Then I kind of get filled up, and need to take a break from listen it.   

Quote from: Bonefide on May 25, 2012, 07:13AM

 here's James Markey playing Willow Willow. sorry if this is a repost. no I'm not.

If it is a re-post it is a good re-post 
Ohh there is some magic about that piece, or maybe its Markey that make it magic through his playing. What a good high register he have. He really have great musical taste in his playing. He sing. We can understand why he win auditions.

Leif

Ron Wilkins on the bass trombone. don't worry, he still plays crazy high. link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb68V2huugY&feature=context-gfa

Wycliffe on a soprano

I usually try to keep quiet if I have nothing positive to say. However, those are truly awful solos from the pro and the amateurs. Sorry.

Quote from: Graham Martin on May 30, 2012, 04:52PMI usually try to keep quiet if I have nothing positive to say. However, those are truly awful solos from the pro and the amateurs. Sorry.
...by amateurs, are you referring to the high schoolers?

I mean, call pros awful all you want; they're getting paid. But are you really knocking high schoolers for their jazz improv abilities?

edit: here's Brian Thomas playing some funk with Lettuce. For the ADD people, his solo starts somewhere around 3:45, if I remember right.

Hey!  I know Brian, played next to him in trombone choir for a while at school.  Really nice guy, great to play with.

Quote from: Bonefide on Jun 01, 2012, 07:59AM...by amateurs, are you referring to the high schoolers?

I mean, call pros awful all you want; they're getting paid. But are you really knocking high schoolers for their jazz improv abilities?



As a teacher I would take those students anyday. Getting kids to improvise infront of an artist is a gut wrenching experience and most kids I know wouldn't have done it. Kudos to them for getting up there and trying. Call it horrible but hey why don't you show your students performances? I can't wait to see how great they must be if what I posted was "horrible".

Quote from: Graham Martin on May 30, 2012, 04:52PMI usually try to keep quiet if I have nothing positive to say. However, those are truly awful solos from the pro and the amateurs. Sorry.

try harder, grah.  they're kids.  want to take issue with wycliffe, go for it.  better to leave the kids out of it. 

also, as a professional musician, i know that i have nights where i'm not feeling the horn, or the music, or the musicians, or the venue...and folks have their cameras out recording.  wycliffe is a master musician and improvisor.  i'm guessing that his percentage of successful performances is around 99%.  you'd have more license to pick on me.  so swing away.

Quote from: Jox on Jun 01, 2012, 11:43AMAs a teacher I would take those students anyday. Getting kids to improvise infront of an artist is a gut wrenching experience and most kids I know wouldn't have done it. Kudos to them for getting up there and trying. Call it horrible but hey why don't you show your students performances? I can't wait to see how great they must be if what I posted was "horrible".

The level of justified criticism is directly related to what the performers claim to be; for anyone not claiming to be "the real deal," you get my "thumb's up" for even trying, as every player starts somewhere, and anyone under 30 who likes this music enough to play it in public deserves every encouragement (and a level of criticism appropriate for what they're claiming in terms of what their performance represents.

Since the thread is not entitled "The Best Trombone-Playing On Youtube," posting the video seems fair game.

Check out this young 10 year old cutie ripping up "All of me" ............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5KaGxahiU&NR=1

Quote from: Chris Fidler on Jun 01, 2012, 03:56PMCheck out this young 10 year old cutie ripping up "All of me" ............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5KaGxahiU&NR=1
What a performer! was that a flutter tongue at the end too?

though let's be real, her tone could use a lot of work... 

Quote from: Chris Fidler on Jun 01, 2012, 03:56PMCheck out this young 10 year old cutie ripping up "All of me" ............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5KaGxahiU&NR=1

That made my day - fantastic!

She will be at the next ITF, right? 

Here's another of Polina - she has more soul in her pigtails than most guys do in their $2000 axes...

Yesterday

If you let it play, she rocks out on sax and drums, too. LOL

Adrian Mears gettin' involved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRL9kYV8ws

 Chris Brubeck! Anyone know what horn he plays on?

I can see that it is a Holton.
What model ? I'm going to guess a late 60's or early 70's horn.
Appears  to be .547 bore horn.

I love Chris Brubeck's style and tone. On this tune he uses very traditional swing phrasing rather than the Bebop approach used by so many others these days. Mind you, it is pretty difficult to play "Black And Blue" any other way. In fact, one should not try.

I just want to say thanks for posting this thread. As an aspiring trombone player I like to check out what other people have done. This thread has helped me do that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb68V2huugY&feature=context-gfa

As far as this goes....my opinion is that we should not question Wycliffe Gordon's amount of information. I don't know that many trombonists that physically do what he did on a soprano trombone, or ANY instrument for that matter. He's clearly playing in a style. It may not be your cup of tea but that doesn't mean it's legitimate. I think if you're one of those people that doesn't think it's legitimate it's because you're expecting a different style.

The trumpet player wasn't bad, per se, as far as high schoolers go. I can see why you would take issue with the first trombonist, who I promptly shut off so as not to be influenced. But I thought the trumpet player had a nice sound, and let's be realistic: not EVERYONE that has a bright future in music was prodigious in high school. I would only say that very few are. Being in an up-and-coming generation of musicians I know that there will be people in the next four to five years that will take on copious amounts of information since high school, the likes of which they had never done before. If a person isn't dealing with any information by the time the person graduates from school, it might be time for the person to think long and hard about whether and, if so, how a person should deal with being out in the real world with no information in that craft.

I would say Wycliffe played pretty soulfully to me. I don't take any issue with him. It's your right. I HEAR people complain about Wycliffe but that's probably because they're looking for a plum in an apple orchard.



Some posts I've seen lately which I'd like to share:

Exhibit A: Robin Eubanks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ6weGkpdVw&feature=related. Go ahead Robin Eubanks!

Exhibit B: Willie Applewhite w/ Cooper-Moore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hqG3Li40sw. I'm diggin this. Very different.

Exhibit C: YOUNG, and I mean YOUNG Coleman Hughes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8RvZeH8p9o

Exhibit D: Ron Westray: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhKJIj9ZBiQ. Wow.

Piece written by forum member Eric Richards (ericrich) performed by Joe Alessi called "Three Scenes for American Trombone":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4GfwJOmb5w&feature=related

Quote from: Jox on Jun 05, 2012, 01:52PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRL9kYV8ws

 Chris Brubeck! Anyone know what horn he plays on?

That looks like a Holton 169 or 185 bass to me. C.B. is a big (tall) guy so the trombone looks smaller than it really is.

Chris Stearn

To me it looks more like a 183.

Hey folks here is a tune i played with a nice quartet : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqytap_lookover-lycosa_music  Hope you like it 

Quote from: lou2cv on Jun 23, 2012, 10:10AMHey folks here is a tune i played with a nice quartet : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqytap_lookover-lycosa_music  Hope you like it 
Nice! I enjoyed that.

Black Dyke Trombone Quartet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc6z8A0yJYE

Some great playing and a great sound - all playing Rath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvwNmxKmJmM

Dave Taylor with snippets of Ewald quintets

Here are some youtube videos of the tracks that I am proud to say won me a Downbeat Soloist award about 2 months ago.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBibdvFHuw8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BqpoieXVY

Feel free to check out some of the other videos on my channel too. Thanks guys!

Max Acree

Most Excellent Max!!!

This whole video is great but check out Britt Woodman at about 14 min into the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkn57XP-_kM&feature=related

Does anyone know of any you tube recordings of Jay Friedman? I can't find any...

Quote from: FLtrombonist on Jul 05, 2012, 06:51PMDoes anyone know of any you tube recordings of Jay Friedman? I can't find any...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n32rgremUQY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8viXYel0Z8 
Principle trombone on “Casterede Concertino for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra"

Quote from: Graham Martin on Jul 05, 2012, 09:58PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n32rgremUQY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8viXYel0Z8 
Principle trombone on “Casterede Concertino for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra"

Thank you