How to play a plunger mute like a pro: Kris Johnson tutorial

I was very fortunate in college to study plunger mute playing with the trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and had an in depth masterclass with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis! Here are some of the tips and tricks I learned about working with the plunger mute that I've used in my own music and during my years with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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[@JoseRodriguez-hx6wk]

Kris Johnson does it again. Thanks.👍 Good tips.🎺

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[@EricDeveyMusic]

This is much needed in the trumpet community! It's uncommon to see highly expressive plunger playing.

[@KrisJohnsonMusic]

Yes!! Agreed. It’s easy to go on autopilot and not get deep into actual technique

[@rkharrod2]

Thanks for sharing!

[@KrisJohnsonMusic]

My pleasure!

[@joehellberg3344]

I had the privilege to attend a Clark Terry class where he told the stories of how he got the blue plungers from France (I believe) and gave to Snookie and many others. He also taught Wynton the plunger techniques. I just purchased the K.R. Indigo and hoping to improve MY personal style. Thanks for your thoughts tips and techniques!

[@KrisJohnsonMusic]

Thanks for sharing! CT was that deal, I was lucky enough to meet him twice. The original educator of this music

[@ManuelDRodriguez]

Excellent I love you brother🎺🎺

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Much love to you bro!

[@trumpetbart215]

Fantastic!

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Thanks man!!!

[@Kriswixx]

Just got my first trumpet, I traded my drone for it, and I immediate started looking up mutes. After less than 30 min i made my first trumpet sound. heh. rad. Took some time cleaning and soaking a prepping it up with lube, still sat for a while and slides a tad dry but It's day on of a shelved trumpet so It'll be a while, but I'm hooked. My dad is 90, loves jazz and I just want to be able to play a few licks for him we listen to lots of the oldies together. Cheers man. subbed. to learn :) something to do with my time, who knows?! I might like it. I like the invention aspect of it to study pitch and tone and just figure out , hey/ this works.

[@KrisJohnsonMusic]

There’s so much to check out on trumpet, welcome to the never ending journey! So glad you found my channel along the way, hope it helps in some ways. Thanks for sharing your story 💙

[@sjpsoundz]

This is wonderful

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