[Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education

[Jim Beebe]

Thank you, Bill, for your reply and your candor.  You are doing it right, in
my opinion. I hope you make that concert band.  I played in quite a few many
years ago.
They can be more fun than almost anything.

Jim beebe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>
To: "Jim Beebe" <jbeebe at centurytel.net>; "DJML Post"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education


> 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
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> > 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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