Mine is in a band making hard metal music, hard for me to listen to. He does that, but listens to country Red Dirt music. He thinks Chris Stapleton is the greatest country singer that ever lived. I don’t know about that, but he is entitled to his own opinions. He was a Navy Corpsman for 7 years. I think all the death he saw affected his brain somehow. He is different since he got back.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Mine studied classical guitar and was promised a scholarship in classical guitar at University of Southern Mississippi at age 15. He was homeschooled since sixth grade and can play virtually any stringed instrument. He made fun of me listening to “the music of inbred Appalachia-bluegrass and American roots music”. As he approached 40 he came to his senses, bought a Marin D-28 and a Deering banjo. He’s now a flat picker, loves Norman Blake, the Carter scratch, Doc Watson, Merle Travis and a bunch of others. Learning the different styles of banjo picking too. Loves the old timey music too. I don’t hear all that crap about that inbred music anymore. Finally he developed a good ear for fine music.
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Has Samuel played baritone sax for quite a while or did he recently switch from a smaller sax? I enjoyed his solo.
Those slow ballads with thick harmonic texture and extended phrasing can be challenging to bring off for even the best pro players. The band did quite well.
When I was much younger, a lot of fine musicians - especially in jazz/dance styles - were coming out from the Kalamazoo/WM area.
A good colleague of mine taught sax at WMU for many years and retired a short while ago after onset of Dupuytren's Contracture. Samuel might have met him.
Thanks for posting that - quite enjoyable and brings back lots of memories.
Thanks for all the compliments gentlemen I really appreciate it and I’ll send him a link to this thread to see them for himself!
He started in 6th grade playing alto, but when he tried out for jazz as a freshman there was far more competition in that section than for bari. His bad teacher pulled him aside and asked him to try out a school horn and he LOVED IT, and it earned him a spot in the top jazz band as a sophomore in HS.
He never stopped loving bari tho he has a nice alto (which he plays well) and also plays the tenor sax, bass clarinet, and flute.
What was the name of the prof you’re speaking of? He is a junior this year.
Wow, last time I saw Samuel he was a kid of around 10. He plays very well, and while I'm not a big jazz fan, I find that particular type to be melodic and soothing.
Thanks for all the compliments gentlemen I really appreciate it and I’ll send him a link to this thread to see them for himself!
He started in 6th grade playing alto, but when he tried out for jazz as a freshman there was far more competition in that section than for bari. His bad teacher pulled him aside and asked him to try out a school horn and he LOVED IT, and it earned him a spot in the top jazz band as a sophomore in HS.
He never stopped loving bari tho he has a nice alto (which he plays well) and also plays the tenor sax, bass clarinet, and flute.
What was the name of the prof you’re speaking of? He is a junior this year.
He has had some excellent professors there.
Thanks for the reply efw. Many, if not most, good Bari players switched there from a smaller sax during their HS years. The greatest jazz Bari player ever started on clarinet when a kid.
I was so busy with clarinet/soprano/alto/tenor and trying to master the other doubling woodwinds that I never played much Bari until I procured a new Selmer for our music dept. and wound up playing it in a classical sax ensemble with students at the university.
The gentleman colleague who taught sax at WMU is Trent Kynaston.
