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Chris Madsen: “Published Music Method Books Can Be Helpful, but the Act of Transcribing Something That You Want to Learn Is Invaluable”

Today we have Chris Madsen, one of the most in-demand figures in the jazz world throughout Chicago. His labor as a player and composer would be incomplete without the facet of teaching, which he does at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Wisconsin—Parkside, after many years at Northwestern University. Here, he speaks to us about learning jazz from his particular focus.

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Chad McCullough: “I’m Not Really a Fan of Differentiating Between ‘Classical’ and ‘Jazz’ Trumpet… We All Play Arban’s and We All Play Charlier”

Today, our interview is with Chad McCullough, am American jazz trumpeter with an impressive calendar of concerts in his own country and internationally. He was a student of, none other than, Allen Vizzutti and Tim Hagans, and played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. When not on tour, he teaches at DePaul University and the Merit School of Music in Chicago. This is an interview you cannot miss, not just for jazz lovers but also for those that play “Classical” and want to expand their horizon! It includes an interesting exercise in PDF format for members of Trumpet Magazine! How could you miss this opportunity?!

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Jim Gailloreto: “You Have to Get Really Great at Practicing to Become a Great Player”

Jim Gailloreto is Artist Faculty Jazz Saxophone at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois (USA). To add from being a saxophonist, he is also an arranger, orchestrator, and composer, which becomes obvious in his manner of teaching, with a more complete and interesting perspective.

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Joe Pino: “Do as Much Listening to Recordings as You Can. Hear the Greats. The More Time You Put In, the Better You Will Become as a Player”

Today, we interview Joe Pino, a trumpeter often screen at the best jazz clubs in New York City, and someone you will also have seen on the national tour of ‘Bullets over Broadway’ by Woody Allen and the musical ‘Elf’ in Madison Square Garden. Be sure to download the exercises he shares with the members of Trumpet Magazine!

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Dave Liebman: “You Must Learn All of the Scales and Arpeggios and Chord Names Because That Is the Alphabet of the Music”

Our first interview with none other than Dave Liebman. The mythical saxophonist who played in the ’70s alongside Miles Davis and later developed his own career, speaks to us about his impressions over 50 years behind the stage. Don’t miss this.

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Michael Sarian: “The More You Know About Any Subject Will Improve Your Musicality, So the More You Know About Other Techniques and Genres, the Better”

He is of Armenian descent, was born in Canada, grew up in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and has lived in Brooklyn, New York (USA) for a few years. This cultural mix is probably reflected in the music he makes. He studied with such greats as Laurie Frink and Ralph Alessi, has published several albums and leads his own groups with whom he maintains an intense artistic activity. We present to you, the great Michael Sarian! Do not miss the interesting exercise that he shares in PDF to work on scales and arpeggios in odd meters!

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