True Art Comes in Many Forms Recently I have been visiting with a master of engraving who contacted me via our Facebook page. His first work was made for a talented young trumpeter and given to him as a present! After visiting more with this gentleman, I was able to learn more about his work and in further exchanges, I learned that he is originally from Hungary and now lives in Japan. He began as an accomplished glass engraver thirty-five years ago and began applying his talents to musical instruments only two years ago. Mr. Majzik uses a different technique…
There has always been street bands but the group “Lucky Chops” has raised to bar to the stars. This young and talented ensemble is off the charts when speaking of showmanship, energy and creativity. Their non-stop performances will make most listeners want to go home and take a nap. Check out just a couple examples of their performances and be sure to catch them live if you happen to live in the New York area. The Lucky Chops are a New York-based band, formed in 2006. They started in Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and were founded by sousaphone player…
By Brock Radke (contact) Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 | 2 a.m. Learning new skills has become standard operating procedure for most of us during the pandemic. It’s no different for the many talented musicians making a living in Las Vegas. For Jerry Lopez and his band Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns, adjusting to a new, temporary existence without live performances meant building a new way to spread their music to the masses. The result is a livestream concert taking place every other Monday, broadcast from the Copa Club at the Bootlegger Italian Bistro just south of the Strip…
This Easter I had the pleasure of performing with two of my Grand Kids; Jake Kunkle (percussion) and Zach Kunkle (trumpet). What a thrill to have now three generations of very skilled musicians in the family.
The ability the keyboard player to cover the singers modulations was amazing! Obviously the performance was not enhanced by digital pitch correction. I’m glad I missed it the first time for I would have had a headache for days and would have changed my vote to the Democratic Party. Be sure to catch the messages from the control room for they tell the whole story of being a musician. Thanks Jim for the video….
The newest instrumental ensemble at Robson Ranch, Denton Texas is “The Jazz Notes”. This ensemble plays all forms of jazz, including Dixieland which is featured here as they rehearse for an up coming driveway concerts.
To admit that a product of the 60s is still interesting to anyone is a surprise. But after rummaging through my bin of “the old and discarded,” I ran across a friend I had not seen in decades (many, many decades). Let me introduce you to the Vox Octavoice I. I acquired my Octavoice one day while giving a trumpet lesson at our university. The student mention that he had a device that I might be interested in and because of the fact that many people were experimenting with many things (fill in you own thoughts about that comment) at…
Overview Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you might have sleep apnea. The main types of sleep apnea are: Obstructive sleep apnea, the more common form that occurs when throat muscles relax Central sleep apnea, which occurs when your brain doesn’t send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing Complex sleep apnea syndrome, also known as treatment-emergent central sleep apnea, which occurs when someone has both obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea If you think you might have sleep…
My very good friend and fellow trumpet player Doyle Miller has past away and I will miss him greatly. Doyle Miller and I played together from the first show I played when moving to Branson and we played together until the last show I played in Branson. During that time we traded jobs and performed in my trumpet ensemble for many years. To better understand how I felt about performing with him, please read an earlier post I did about him and you will understand why I miss him. http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/who-is-my-favorite-trumpet-player/ PS Doyle, keep a chair open for me….