Sounding Brass » Trumpet http://www.soundingbrass.com On Brass Bands and Brass Playing Thu, 29 May 2008 17:50:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Band leader, trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dies http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/08/25/band-leader-trumpeter-maynard-ferguson-dies/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/08/25/band-leader-trumpeter-maynard-ferguson-dies/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:53:46 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/08/25/band-leader-trumpeter-maynard-ferguson-dies/

Big band leader and jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, who played with Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton and recorded the Rocky theme song, has died at the age of 78.

The Canadian-born Ferguson died in a Ventura, Calif., hospital Wednesday after suffering kidney and liver failure brought on by an abdominal infection.

Ferguson’s death comes just weeks after he and his Big Bop Nouveau Band had completed recording an album. They also played several sold out performances at New York’s Blue Note Club in late July.

CBC Arts: Band leader, trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dies

]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/08/25/band-leader-trumpeter-maynard-ferguson-dies/feed/ The Brass Player’s Cookbook http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/07/25/the-brass-players-cookbook/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/07/25/the-brass-players-cookbook/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:05:23 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/07/25/the-brass-players-cookbook/ A collection of concepts on becoming a successful performer written by 57 of today’s most outstanding brass professionals. Contains to-the-point, thought-provoking ideas proven successful by master teacher-performers. Problem-solving tips, philosophical concepts and technique-building skills, all in one easy-to-read collection. An ideal source of exciting strategies for all levels of development.

(Book not yet released.
Click above image to pre-order.)

Contributors include:

Euphonium players:

Demondrae Thurman, Steven Mead, David Werden

Tuba players:

Kenneth Amis, Roger Bobo, Velvet Brown, James Gourlay, Toby Hanks, Daniel Perantoni, Jon Sass, Deanna Swoboda

Trombone players:

Ralph Sauer, Douglas Yeo, Charles Vernon, R. Douglas Wright

Horn players:

Dale Clevenger, Gail Williams, Froydis Ree Wekre

Trumpet players:

Jeffrey Curnow, Ronald Romm, John Wallace, Warren Vache

Other authors: Jeff Adams, Lisa Bontrager, John Clark, Abbie Conant,
Kurt Dupuis, Peter Ellefson, Laurie Frink, Jack Gale, Wycliffe Gordon,
Dick Hansen, Kevin Hayward, Lesley Howie, Gregory Hustis, Alex Iles,
Ingrid Jensen, Dave Kirk, Craig Knox, Mark H. Lawrence, John Marcellus,
Raymond Mase, Brad Michel, Gregory Miller, Bob Montgomery, Jennifer
Montone, Marc Reese, Mike Roylance, Susan Slaughter, Phyllis Stork,
David Taylor, Kenneth Thompkins, Rick Todd, Adam Unsworth, Tom Varner,
Bill VerMeulen, and Jeremy West.

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Purtle.com - Jeff - Articles on Brass Playing

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