Fruit, running and the House Money
There’s fat in sweat. Fat liberated from the cells by aerobic exercise is used as fuel *and* eliminated through the skin as a component of sweat.
There’s also fat in feces. Flavonoids in fruit …
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How to Play a Great Jazz Solo
Many jazz musicians believe that playing a great solo is a matter of playing melodies that fit over the chords. They learn chordal scales, standard “licks” that fit over them, pentatonics, arpeggios, patterns, etc–and believe that doing this …
Weight Walking for Musicians – Core Strengthening for endurance and improved performance
Nobody ever told me to do this.
I wish they had, years ago.
As a typical music geek kid, I wasn’t into sports as a youngster, preferring to practice, listen to and play music. Consequently I had poor muscle tone, …
Jon Burr Quintet News | CD release Events
“Very Good Year” is out, and up on Why Jazz is Struggling to Survive
Bad Composition
Too many jazz guys tend to think that composition is putting together a string of “cool” chords, writing a melody consisting of patterns that fit over the chords over some hip rhythms, and then improvising by playing more …
Get With The Bass
Attention: Drummers and Bandleaders – Get With The Bass!
“Where the bass puts it is where it is.”
These are not my words – they’re Milt Hinton’s.
If you want your music to feel right, you need a good …
Jon Burr’s Instagrams
I love taking pictures. Life is beautiful! These are up on my Instagram account.…
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Jon Burr Band:Just Can’t Wait CD/DVD
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“Burr … went beyond a Buddy Rich, Tony Bennett or Stan Getz because he was the songwriter and lyricist as well as a performer. …
Playlist of recent videos featuring Jon Burr
I found this playlist of recent videos on YouTube – a lot of footage, most I didn’t know about!…
Play on the pads or tips of the fingers in the left hand?
Play on the pads or tips of the fingers in the left hand?
Should string players – or any instrumentalist, for that matter – play on the pads or the tips of the fingers in the left hand? Should trumpeters …