Mark Zeger
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I bought tickets for October the minute the presale started. I saw the 80s KC quartet a few times. That band packed a wallop!
Plus, the Levin Brothers play our jazz festival in June.
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12 hours ago, Al Quinn said:
Saw him with the McCoy Tyner trio at the Newport Jazz Festival. Always mind-blowingly great. The album with McCoy is one of my favorites.
I also saw Brecker with McCoy but in NYC. I found a photo from one of those dates.
I also found this video of that band at Newport that you must have seen.
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Today would have been the 75th birthday of Michael Brecker, of blessed memory.
It’s reasonable to say he’s the second most imitated tenor after Coltrane. Chris Potter said because Brecker was so oftener copied, he’d never accept staying musically stagnant. He’d purposefully practice to move to the next place in his evolution.
How do you pick 1 recording to represent Brecker? You can’t though this is a very good one.
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For the past 40+ years, this
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4 hours ago, D. Gauss said:
Studiologic Numa 2x. While it is larger (88 keys), it weighs nothing, super slim form factor, has internal sounds as well as USB audio interface, USB midi and DIN MIDI. Plug yer Iphone in with 1 cord and you're rocking VB3x and Pianoteq with full control plus the internal sounds. They're out there used for cheap. I think I paid $300 for mine.
Good recommendation though I want something smaller like 49 key or 37 key as long as it’s not mini keys.
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15 hours ago, TommyRude said:
You may have already answered this…. how are you listening? From the iPad speakers?
I have small monitors connected to a Bluetooth amp or will use a headphone. It’s more than adequate for what I’ll be doing. -
It’s odd that most controllers that are likely compatible with iOS don’t include that in the specs.
19 minutes ago, Redknife said:I think the bonus of iOS “compatible” controllers is the ability to accept audio out from IPad over USB back to the controller. The sound coming back from the iPad can be routed to internal speakers or line outputs.
Definitely won’t need audio back to the controller.
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Looks like the Apple AV adapter, rather than the camera adapter, will connect USB-A from a keyboard to the iPad USB-C. It’s $70.
Even with that adapter, something like an Arturia KeyLab or M Audio Oxygen doesn’t appear to support iOS devices, only OSX. Is that right?
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10 minutes ago, Paul Woodward said:
Korg Keystage too much for your needs?
Is it directly iPad compatible? When I searched the SW site for iPad keyboard controllers, Keystage wasn’t among the results. It looks good, however, $599 is more than I expected. Hoped to be under $300.
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I want a simple keyboard controller that directly connects to an iPad (USB-C). Prefer 49 full size keys but would take 37. I would be using it as a sketch pad for arranging ideas. I did what seemed like extensive searches, only came up with an iRig keyboard (37 key only), & would like options.
I thought I’d find something iOS friendly from Arturia, M Audio, Novation, etc. but nothing. Am I missing something?
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13 hours ago, BluMunk said:
I’ll head back sometime next week, replace the battery in their K2500R so they can sell that clean, and bring home my new controller!
I’m curious what price is accurate for selling a K2500R. I have a K2500RS I’ve long thought about selling.
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Ben did it first. 😁
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3 hours ago, MathOfInsects said:
Been a fan of his punk-rock big-band approach for ages. I shared one of his tunes in a seminar when I was in grad school, and brought a plague of crickets upon the world. I'm glad to see him getting notice.
Maybe 15 years ago, Ingrid Jensen told me she just recorded Infernal Machines and I should get it when released. Love that album! I think his most recent is his best since that debut.
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I care most about the jazz categories. My only disappointment was in the large ensemble Grammy. The music of Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society moves big band repertoire forward from the foundation of Gil Evans & Bob Brookmeyer. The Grammy voters do what Grammy voters do and gave the award to the Count Basie Orchestra album of blues with a slate of guest vocalists. While the Basie album is very good, Argue’s “Dynamic Maximum Tension” continues breaking new ground and was more deserving.
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5 hours ago, D. Gauss said:
Keep your seats. F ticketmaster, too! They'll only mess things up.
You have some time. If it were me, I'd reach out to either his management, the venue/promoter, or even Vai himself (you'd be surprised who you can reach on FB and what's left of Twitter. You're not asking for something for free, so that ups your odds considerably. Worse comes to worse, you stand outside the venue and say "hi" to him on the way in or out of soundcheck. It's not like there's gonna be a Beatle mob there. good luck!
This ^ all dayMy oldest daughter was a trumpet performance major in college. When a highly esteemed, British trumpet player announced a performance near her, I got my daughter tickets as a gift and, with 1 email, arranged a lesson with the artist. If you or your son reached out to Satriani and/or Vai, I’d would be shocked if they didn’t agree to meet him. Not sure asking for a lesson is pushing things.
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I have an expensive trumpet and planned to ship it to its builder for routine maintenance. FedEx wouldn’t insure it in transit for more than $1,000 so my insurance agent sold me replacement value coverage for around $90/yr.
Maybe 18 months later, the horn fell onto a hardwood floor and was damaged. I worried about whether it could be repaired. The builder was able to fix it perfectly and the insurance covered everything including round trip shipping with $0 deductible.
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Though James Francies isn’t exclusively playing organ, he does here with Pat Metheny’s Side Eye trio. I’ve also see Francies with Chris Potter. Excited to hear what he’ll do next.
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Andre 3000 signed to Miami
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I found a piano player.
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I have the best sample of a flugelhorn.
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48th was Manny’s, Sam Ash, Alex, Rudy’s, We Buy Guitars, and I believe one other store. There also was a brass store on a 2nd floor somewhere on the block where I bought my first (illegal) Real Book. On 46th, you had Giardinelli for brass instruments and Pro Percussion. On Broadway and 50th, Colony Music had books & sheet music for pop/rock, jazz, and Broadway. Patelson’s on 56th near 7th had printed classical music.
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Note on B&H: closes early on Fri, not open Sat. I believe the website is offline on Saturdays.
The owners are Shomer Shabbos. Saturday, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that they don't work, they don't drive a car, they don't fucking ride in a car, they don't handle money, they don't turn on the oven, and they sure as shit don't fucking roll!
Shomer Shabbos!
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If anyone cares, his horn is a Schagerl Raven (which might now be called Raweni). It has rotary valves common on trumpets in Europe but they operate with vertical pistons rather than like a French horn.
You can’t play a rotary valve trumpet one handed. 😁
DX7 Bass in its prime! Peter Cetera
in The Keyboard Corner
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Re: “Next Time I Fall In Love”, allow me to segue to its writer, Bobby Caldwell. Love his music. His album Heart Of Mine generated hits for Cetera & Grant, the title cut for Boz Scaggs, and “All Or Nothing At All” for Al Jarreau. Those are 3 of the first 4 songs on the album!