Spencer Ludwig – Brass musician in Hollywood!
Spencer Ludwig is a Trumpeter from Hollywood, Los Angeles who plays with, amongst other bands, Capital Cities. Shortly before setting off on yet another series of touring gigs, we caught up with...
View ArticleWynton Marsalis playing ‘Cherokee’ – Structural and Textural Devices
Hello everyone. For this blog post I thought it would be fun to take a look at (and to gently analyse) a video of a solo of one of the great trumpet players, Wynton Marsalis. The first jazz album I...
View ArticleBrass heroes in Jazz – Miles Davis: Milestones in a Long Career
Miles Dewey Davis III. Born: May 26 1926, Alton, Illinois USA. Died: September 28 1991, Santa Monica. Children: Miles Davis IV, Cheryl Davis, Gregory Davis, Erin Davis. Rather than attempt to write a...
View ArticleSimon Dobson – a Brass musician with vision!
Simon Dobson is a Composer and Trumpet player who has set his sights on changing the Brass music genre in a big way. His latest Sponsume crown funding campaign has successfully raised the required...
View ArticleUnprejudiced Musical Exploration
I was recently asked a great question which inspired me to do some writing on the subject. I hope you’ll find my answer thought-provoking as well. The question was: How did your cultural background...
View Article21CB – the story so far!
21st Century Brass has been live since mid-January 2013, and in that short time we have seen some fantastic growth. The dashboard linked below shows some of the key metrics we track on the site every...
View ArticleIs aerobic exercise beneficial to Brass musicians?
I have been thinking about this for some time now, ever since I took up road cycling in a big way last August. I have always thought that as a Brass musician my lung capacity must be larger than your...
View ArticleTrombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – St. James Infirmary live
Here is Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews on stunning form playing Trumpet back in 2009. Despite his nickname, Trombone Shorty is also an outstanding Trumpeter, as you will see from the solo’s he plays...
View ArticleBrass roots?
What is your typical view of a Brass Band? I suppose as the summer gets into swing we see what for most people is the classic idea of the Brass Band, sitting in the bandstand in a park or on the prom...
View Article21CB Quick Tips – Early morning practice
For anyone who, like me, has a busy day job, a young family and little free time, finding time in the day to practice is often as challenging as the practice itself! The best way I have found to...
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