I wrote Watts in dedication to my former jazz teacher Judd Watts, who passed away in 2005. I started studying with Judd early in high school. He spent many hours teaching me about the music that I have spent my life trying to learn. It's based…
I took some lessons from Judd in the late 90's. During my first lesson he came to my house (in his van!) and asked me what I wanted to get out of the lessons. I stupidly answered to play like John Coltrane. He said, "Well, that ain't gonna happen!", but then he took the time to explain why. I gave him a complicated e flat book of songs that was given to me by my late uncle Hort Warner (who played sax professionally in the Waterbury area), thinking he would use it more than me. I always wanted to ask Judd for the book back but missed that opportunity. RIP Judd.
I wrote this tune while studying with Jim Rotondi. That was the first time in my career as a musician where I started to feel like I was making some real headway and actually creating something of my own. The title is representative of the long…
This is a minor blues I wrote for the quintet Equilibrium in 2010. I wrote it to impress my red headed girlfriend who I had just started dating at the time.
This is a minor blues I wrote for the quintet Equilibrium in 2010. I wrote it to impress my red headed girlfriend who I had just started dating at the time.
This is a minor blues I wrote for the quintet Equilibrium in 2010. I wrote it to impress my red headed girlfriend who I had just started dating at the time.
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I took some lessons from Judd in the late 90's. During my first lesson he came to my house (in his van!) and asked me what I wanted to get out of the lessons. I stupidly answered to play like John Coltrane. He said, "Well, that ain't gonna happen!", but then he took the time to explain why. I gave him a complicated e flat book of songs that was given to me by my late uncle Hort Warner (who played sax professionally in the Waterbury area), thinking he would use it more than me. I always wanted to ask Judd for the book back but missed that opportunity. RIP Judd.
Refreshing to hear some well played straight ahead jazz around here. Nice!
Great playing....
Cool jazz twist to it.
Very nice! Well-played, too.
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