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Instrument Carry On Petition
Amercian Federation of Musician’s petition regarding instruments carried onto airplanes. Please check out link below! http://www.afm.org/carryon
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Musical Kitten
As I round the last corner of my musical adventure, I realized something quite profound about myself. I’ve done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks (not to mention, you always discover a little bit more about yourself … Continue reading
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Chicago Intro
I’m currently in Chicago. I left DC on Wednesday, after taking a early morning lesson with Chris Vadala at the University of Maryland. Getting to Chicago was kind of a hassle, everything from getting stopped 3 times by various people … Continue reading
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Brotherhood
One of the things that I truly love about being a musician, especially a jazz musician is that you are immediately in this “brotherhood” of musicians. I have been so fortunate in my life to be constantly surrounded by kind, … Continue reading
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The Future of Jazz Education
One of the most amazing parts of attending the Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop was getting to meet so many fantastic players and educators. I’ll be posting more about my experiences, but I felt like it was best to start with … Continue reading
Jamey’s CD Recommendations
“All the answers are out there. They’re on the records.“ – Jamey Aebersold During day 2 of the Anyone Can Improvise Seminar, Jamey made some CD suggestions so people could find a place to start when building their collection. (Fun … Continue reading
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Life Changing Moments
Today was the first day of the Aebersold Summer Jazz Camp in Louisville, KY. Technically, it’s day 2 of my grant journey, and although day 1 was interesting and exciting, I’ll save it for another night. (The 3 hour time … Continue reading
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What I want to do
“That’s great, because he does what you want to do”, said one of my closest friends when I told him about taking a lesson with Chris Vadala as a part of my grant project. I didn’t think much about it … Continue reading
The hardest thing
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is, well, go. To get started. To move forward. This is true in so many different aspects of our lives – from trying to figure out what to clean first, to what to make … Continue reading
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World Refugee Day Gig Photos
Here’s a couple photos of me and the Pangean Orchestra at our gig for World Refugee Day. Special thanks to Mimi Ahmed who took such lovely pictures! Her website and more pictures can be found here. Enjoy!
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