[Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education

[Bill Biffle]

I'm a "comeback" player, Jim.  I played through college, but not for long
after.  I laid off for about 35 years and have been playing again for about
five, as I said in the earlier post.  And, yes,  I'm studying with a fine
jazz player - who I thought would teach me licks but is mostly working on my
tone!  :-)} - and I do practice every day.  I admit that for the first three
or four years I did more "playing' than practicing.  But I'm practicing now.

I front a pretty active DL band (with much better players than I), play in a
"educational" big band once a week, take improv classes at the New Mexico
Jazz Workshop (from a wonderful jazz musician who's played with most of the
"big names", and I'm going to the New Mexico Concert Band rehearsal next
Monday night to see if I can make that group.

And Louis was on the list.  The fourth name, although he should have been
first.  I've listened to him more than to any other player.  For obvious
reasons.

Bill Biffle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Beebe" <jbeebe at centurytel.net>
To: "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>; "DJML Post"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education



> So, you've been playing all of five years and listening to CDs? May I ask
> you, are you actually studying the trumpet with a legitimate teacher and
> practicing every day? dDid you play before and study?
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> I didn't see Louis Armstrong on your list.
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> Jim B
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