In 2014, Thundercat retweeted my analysis of Never Catch Me, a moment I wish I could highlight on my CV. In 2018, I played with Louis Cole played in Boston with a local band I put together, and it will always be one of my favorite hits of all time. ...
As someone who is a working instrumentalist and a working arranger, one of the biggest problems I see with nearly every band today is a book full of ill-fitting orchestrations. A band playing a chart that doesn't fit them is like a person wearing a suit that isn't their size. ...
Transcribing is the process of hearing something and figuring it out, either by writing it down or learning it on your instrument. Transcribing is a great skill to work on and has all kinds of practical benefits: Transcription is ear training in boot camp mode. You have no choice but ...
