This video, a remake of one of my first, goes to the heart of what this channel is about: sharing what I've learned over the course of my career as a jazz musician and an educator. Please take a moment to leave a LIKE!
I love this....I play trumpet and I am trying to learn to improvise.... I never played trumpet in college or high school. I played two years beginning band and intermediate band...and then I quit. I kept playing in church....somewhere along the line I became an electrical engineer but kept playing in church...I started attending a large church here in Florida and their music department was much larger and more "professional" I found I was challenged to get better at playing my horn...the church then formed a big band to play in our community and thats when I fell in love with big band music, my trumpet even more and jazz! There was a great alto sax player in the band who could improvise and sounded so great...I found out he had a degree in jazz studies from UNF and that was the first time, believe it or not, it dawned on me you could learn/study your instrument on a high level in college and even learn jazz. I was in my 30's....I still play...I take private lessons for Jazz improvisation now...I've gotten to do a LOT of great things with my trumpet...I've played on TV, radio, in Cuba and Brazil. I've made countless friends including the Jazz professors at our local college etc....Music and playing an instrument has done nothing but enrich my life. I often wonder why I got bit my the bug so late in life and have been told by many music people if I had studied in college I would've have done very well....but I try not to dwell on the "what ifs" and instead realize I'm 46 and I can continue to get better and better on my horn and learn every bit as much as if I went to college.
@@scott7695 Maybe you discovered your love for music later in life because that's when you were ready for it. In any case, there's no time like the present, and life is (or should be) a continuous process of discovery. Thanks for sharing!
@@chasesanborn thanks Chase! I appreciate you and those like you who put videos like this out on the tube! I’ve got your jazz tactics book as well, so you are helping me along the way. I enjoyed very much the Clark terry lesson of imitate assimilate and innovate. I struggled with actually not copying my favorite players because I didn’t want people to say things like, “oh you just got that from ”. Unreal to have a fear of others thinking I’m just a hack player but the stage I’m in as an improviser is my toddler years where I’m learning the simple words like “no, yes, momma, dada etc…”
@@scott7695 It may have been Sonny Stitt, who, when accused of playing just like Charlie Parker, held out his saxophone and said "Here--you play just like Charlie Parker." Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and as Clark Terry said is a part of the process of developing your own voice.
This video, a remake of one of my first, goes to the heart of what this channel is about: sharing what I've learned over the course of my career as a jazz musician and an educator. Please take a moment to leave a LIKE!
I love this....I play trumpet and I am trying to learn to improvise.... I never played trumpet in college or high school. I played two years beginning band and intermediate band...and then I quit. I kept playing in church....somewhere along the line I became an electrical engineer but kept playing in church...I started attending a large church here in Florida and their music department was much larger and more "professional" I found I was challenged to get better at playing my horn...the church then formed a big band to play in our community and thats when I fell in love with big band music, my trumpet even more and jazz! There was a great alto sax player in the band who could improvise and sounded so great...I found out he had a degree in jazz studies from UNF and that was the first time, believe it or not, it dawned on me you could learn/study your instrument on a high level in college and even learn jazz. I was in my 30's....I still play...I take private lessons for Jazz improvisation now...I've gotten to do a LOT of great things with my trumpet...I've played on TV, radio, in Cuba and Brazil. I've made countless friends including the Jazz professors at our local college etc....Music and playing an instrument has done nothing but enrich my life. I often wonder why I got bit my the bug so late in life and have been told by many music people if I had studied in college I would've have done very well....but I try not to dwell on the "what ifs" and instead realize I'm 46 and I can continue to get better and better on my horn and learn every bit as much as if I went to college.
@@scott7695 Maybe you discovered your love for music later in life because that's when you were ready for it. In any case, there's no time like the present, and life is (or should be) a continuous process of discovery. Thanks for sharing!
@@chasesanborn thanks Chase! I appreciate you and those like you who put videos like this out on the tube! I’ve got your jazz tactics book as well, so you are helping me along the way. I enjoyed very much the Clark terry lesson of imitate assimilate and innovate. I struggled with actually not copying my favorite players because I didn’t want people to say things like, “oh you just got that from ”. Unreal to have a fear of others thinking I’m just a hack player but the stage I’m in as an improviser is my toddler years where I’m learning the simple words like “no, yes, momma, dada etc…”
@@scott7695 It may have been Sonny Stitt, who, when accused of playing just like Charlie Parker, held out his saxophone and said "Here--you play just like Charlie Parker." Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and as Clark Terry said is a part of the process of developing your own voice.
One of your best Chase!!!
Thank you Bob!
Thank you, Mr. Sanborn this is good.
Thanks for saying so!
This is the exact video I needed, you're the best Chase!
I'm glad to hear it helps, Brandon. Thanks for saying so!
William Congreve (1670-1629): "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. To soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak."
You know he was clever to live from 1670 to 1629...:)