January 2010
Traveling with musical instrument?
I will be travelling on southwest airlines with a bass clarinet. What is the best way to get the instrument to my destination safely?
the dimensions of the instrument are bigger than the carry on sizing requirements
The safest way would be to carry it on with you. Check the dimensions of the case and the requirements [...]
Jazz Icons: Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Live In ‘63 & ‘67 Preview
Jazz Icons: Rahsaan Roland Kirk presents three astounding concerts by this musical superhero playing his entire instrumental arsenal of saxophone, flute, manzello, stritch, clarinet, siren and whistles— oftentimes simultaneously! Kirk is backed by extraordinary side musicians including legendary bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, drummers Alex Riel and Daniel Humair, and long-time pianist Ron Burton who keep [...]
Roland Kirk Montreux 1975 (2/4): Those Beautiful Ladies
Rahsaan Roland Kirk with Hilton Ruiz (p), Henry Pete Pearson (b), Sonny Brown (d), Todd Barkan (perc). playing “A Portrait of Those Beautiful Ladies”
‘Montreux Jazz Festival’, “Casino De Montreux”, Switzerland, July 18, 1975.
Duration : 0:9:45
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1 sopranino sax & 3 soprano saxophones tested
Testing of four saxophones.
Sopranino saxophone, Conn 1925, Nickel plated.
Straight Bb soprano saxophone, Conn 1929, satin silver plated with art deco engravings. (Long model)
Soprano in C, satin silver, Conn 1922
Curved modern Prologue soprano sax in Bb.
Bert Brandsma playes them all and tells some stories.
The tunes : Jeep’s Blues, composed by Johhny Hodges and Duke Ellington, There [...]
Mandy make up your mind Carlings 1985
Mandy make up your mind Carlings 1985
Who are the Carlings?
Ken Colyer, Chris Barber and Humphrey Lyttleton were his role models. Hans Carling born October 1943, started playing trumpet and piano at the age of 14. Initially preferring British jazz of the late fifties, he was also influenced by George Lewis, Bunk Johnson and the Lu [...]