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This drummer is at the wrong gig

Jason — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0000

We’ve been laughing at this one a lot at school recently. I’ve been considering teaching my bass students some moves like this:

There’s always room for cello

Jason — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Oh dear…

Eggs Over Easy

Jason — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

He likes his eggs over easy:

An oldie, but still great.

Super Mario on violin… with sound effects!

Jason — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Another non-bass video, but hey, it’s summer. Have fun with this video (like the white tux?), sent to me by my good friend Aaron Burman:

This is what med students watch

Jason — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:00:50 +0000

My wife, who will be starting med school in August, recently got an email from her new school showing what students have been enjoying out of the medical spectrum in the past few months. Here’s one of my faves–totally non-bass stuff, but oh well… Remember these Old Spice commercials?

Lynn Harrell performs Rachmaninoff

Jason — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +0000

I’m honored to be a part of the same blog network that cello soloist Lynn Harrell writes for! Here’s a video he recently put out featuring him performing the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata with pianist Yuja Wang at the 2008 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Outstanding playing–quite inspiring:

(mvt 1)

See all four movements here.

Trololo… and cat Trololo

Jason — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Ever seen the Trololo video? If you haven’t, you’ve simply got to check it out–70′s era Soviet crooning at its finest:

If you dare, you can also check out Trololo cat crooning:

Brahms 1 with the Berlin Philharmonic

Jason — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Check out this clip from the Berlin Philharmonic with Simon Rattle at the helm. Does orchestra playing get any better than this? Check out the last couple of moments in this clip (from the last movement), where the whole orchestra is coming in on the “and” of beats one and three… then notice how long he waits before the chord that kicks the piece back “in the groove.” Outstanding!

Sticking with your Chamber Ensemble

Jason — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

I like to cross-post videos that I put out for Midwest Young Artists that I also think would be of interest to readers of this blog. In this video, Northwestern University trumpet professor Charlie Geyer coaches the MYA Brass Class, giving some valuable advice about how to really get good as a chamber ensemble. Enjoy!

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Charlie Geyer, Professor of Trumpet at Northwestern University, conducts MYA Brass Class (May 1, 2010).

Oscar Levant plays Concerto in F

Jason — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:00:09 +0000

I recently played a concert with the Elgin Symphony where we accompanied old movie clips, something that I always enjoy. It’s fun to see the audience reacting to these movie clips with a live orchestra providing the soundtrack, and it’s always an exercise in concentration from the player’s perspective!

The following clip (from the 1951 classic movie “An American in Paris”) features Oscar Levant daydreaming about playing Gershwin’s Concerto in F… and not just the piano part! Remarkable film work if you’ve never seen it before, and what a challenging excerpt to play along with!