JAZZ: Rich Armandi- Tuba and Bass Double Threat
After the kids got out of school this past summer, my oldest son and I decided to take a little trip. He’s an eighth grade…
Tag: Jazz Performance
JAZZ: The Elusive V7 Chord
Jazz Article Terms of Agreement: I, the reader, agree to understand that all of this is a lot of theory. It means almost nothing unless it…
Jazz: Aaron Eckert, Winner of the 2016 Rich Matteson Jazz Competition
This year’s Rich Matteson Competition was the most successful to date, with a record number of submissions and the largest prizes ever awarded. When all…
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Chats with Pauline Boeykens & Matt Barbier
Pauline Boeykens’s career has taken her from the shores of Lake Mendota in Madison, WI to Germany and everywhere in between. Although initially trained in…
MEMBERS AD LIB: To Jazz or Not to Jazz? It Shouldn’t Be a Question
“I’ve seen that look,” said Michael Jordan. He was talking about the look he often (and deservedly) got from the person defending him while trying…
