December 2019

12.2.19 Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY Mr. Clifford with Apartment Sessions Takeover   12.4.19 8pm Peekskill Brewery, Peekskill, NY Mr. Clifford   12.6.19 7pm Club Groove, New York, NY Mr. Clifford   12.6.19 10pm The Shrine, New York, NY Mr. Clifford   12.7.19 Empire, Portland, ME Joe Benjamin   12.9.19 8pm Iridium, New York, …

November 2019

11.1.19 7pm Casa Del Soul, Nyack, NY with Kim Hawkey and Chris Conte   11.2.19, 10:30pm The Hollow, Albany, NY  The Brighton Beat   11.11.19, 8:30pm The Iridium, New York, NY The Swingaroos   11.14.19, 7:00pm Tomi Jazz Club, New York, NY with Mikey Migliore and David Love   11.15.19 Private Event   11.22.19 & …

Clifford Brown on “Split Kick” 1954

For the first non-saxophone solo on this page I'm posting my transcription of Clifford Brown on "Split Kick" which is a contrafact on the classic tune "There Will Never Be Another You." I've also included a version with notes written in to help point out some of what he's doing. You really have to check …

Cannonball Adderley on “Poor Butterfly” 1959

I learned this solo by ear and memorized it before I ever had the idea to (attempt to) notate it! More than any other aspect I'm taken aback by the rhythms in this solo. The level of detail and variety is stunning. At times it feels like there's an eternity between 8th notes, and at …

John Coltrane on “My Shining Hour” 1959

My Shining Hour Contents: Solo transcription in Bb, then the transcription with some ‘notes,’ a breakdown of some of Trane's diatonic material, interesting choices on dominant chords, and finally an etude using elements from the solo!

Sonny Stitt on “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love” 1959

I Can't Give You Anything But Love Contents: Solo transcription in Eb, then the transcription with some 'notes,' a breakdown of some of Stitt's diatonic material, use of chromaticism, and 'miscellaneous,' and finally an etude using elements from the solo with notes where appropriate!