New Mouthpieces from JodyJazz byMike Lawson September 7, 2018 0 The JodyJazz GIANT Tenor mouthpiece combines the outside shape and look of a hard rubber mouthpiece with the precision of...
Jazz Up Your Concert Programs byMike Lawson August 30, 2018 0 The doors open, and as the audience begins filing in, everyone is handed a program as they enter the auditorium.
Improving Improvising byMike Lawson August 3, 2018 0 Teaching students to improvise can be one of the most challenging things we do as teachers. We spend so much...
Hal Leonard’s ‘George Benson – The Art of Jazz Guitar’ byMike Lawson August 1, 2018 0 The George Benson – The Art of Jazz Guitar book includes guitar tab and new, accurate transcriptions, along with 10...
NYO Jazz Makes Debut Appearance At Carnegie Hall On Friday byMike Lawson July 25, 2018 0 Carnegie Hall’s new national youth jazz orchestra, NYO Jazz, featuring 22 gifted young jazz musicians from across the country, will...
Sight-Reading Improvement 101 byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 Most teachers realize that most students would rather have their teeth pulled at the dentist rather than sight-read. But having...
The Select Jazz Marble Mouthpiece from D’Addario byMike Lawson June 28, 2018 0 The D'Addario Select Jazz Marble Mouthpiece features a medium chamber and facing length, and is milled, not molded, from solid...
JD Allen Joins JodyJazz Family Of Artist Endorsers byMike Lawson May 15, 2018 0 JodyJazz Inc has announced that Tenor Saxophone titan JD Allen has joined the JodyJazz family of artist endorsers.
3 Ways To Improve Your Phrasing bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Hopefully these ideas can add new perspective to both your singers and your rehearsals.
‘Big Phat Jazz Piano Solos’ from Alfred Music byMike Lawson April 13, 2018 0 Big Phat Jazz Piano Solos is a new intermediate / late intermediate jazz piano book by Gordon Goodwin.
SFJAZZ Collective Celebrates the Music of Miles Daves at Detroit Symphony Orchestra byMike Lawson April 12, 2018 0 The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) Paradise Jazz Series will continue with a one-night-only concert featuring SFJAZZ Collective performing a musical celebration of Miles Davis.
Improving Your Speed Using a Metronome byMike Lawson April 5, 2018 0 Set your metronome to 60 bpm (beats per minute), one note each second.