While looking for something else (John Coltrane playing Minor Mishap featuring Eric Dolphy on flute), I stumbled upon a FREE, online jazz magazine.

They publish in Adobe PDF format–just download and enjoy. I haven’t read a copy yet, but will say more about it when I have a chance. I’ll also post it as a link.

Enjoy!

You can pay for a combo session via PayPal by clicking on this button. You don’t need a PayPal account and can use your Visa/MC card.

Steve Granger (bass) and I took some time last week to record a few samples in my studio. These were recorded with basically no rehearsal or alt takes. I just turned on the Xoom H4 and let ‘er rip. Post processing was simply a little EQ to balance things out a bit.

These links just point to files in standard Windows Media format. If your browser doesn’t automatically open them when you click the links, RIGHT CLICK (Windows users only!) and “save link as” to your hard drive. They should open and play with any media player (iTunes, WinAmp, Windows Media Player, etc.) Please let me know if you have a problem hearing or downloading them.

Enjoy!

Once I Loved

All of Me

Summertime

A wise old combat veteran says…

“Fear is nothing more than an emotional response to the perception of danger coupled with the belief that I can’t handle it.”

He went on to say…

“If you change that belief to ‘I can handle it’, you no longer will be experiencing FEAR. You will simply see what you are facing as a challenge… an opportunity to test yourself. You’ll be energized--you’ll actually fight harder and better.”

Great thoughts for those of us who “fight” with those solo opportunities!

Kenny will appear with the UNC Repertoire Jazz Combo at Memorial Hall, UNC, at 8:00pm, 30 Sep 2008. Kenny is the author of Effortless Mastery, perhaps the best book I’ve ever read on the topic of how to overcome fears, anxieties, and mental roadblocks to performance (and not just in music…).

$20/$15 general admission ($10 UNC students, faculty and staff),
UNC School of Music: 919-962-1039