Gigbag
June 2008
Gigbag: June 2008
Rock-Alongs The standard jazz repertoire has long since expanded beyond Blue Note hits, the Great American Songbook and even Lennon-McCartney, and these two new rockin’ additions to Hal Leonard’s affordable Play-Along book/CD series prove it: Jimi Hendrix...
May 2008
Gigbag: May 2008
It’s a Stick Up! Vater unleashed a bunch of new sticks for swinging drummers at Winter NAMM, among them the Jimmy Cobb signature model (pictured), the Sugar Maple Super Jazz, a Jazz Ride and the Splashstick Traditional Jazz. vater.com I’m Gadd There Is You...
December 2007 By JazzTimes
Gigbag: December 2007
Sher Music’s the Real Easy Book Vol. 3 The latest installment in Sher Music’s series of student-friendly fake books, The Real Easy Book Vol. 3: A Short History of Jazz is broken into sections covering every style a modern player needs to master: trad-jazz...
November 2007
Gigbag: November 2007
Afro-Cuban Drumming for the Drumset DVD Knowing Afro-Cuban rhythmic styles is mandatory for the modern jazz and fusion drummer, though jazz-ed resources sorely underestimate the demand for quality Latin-jazz instruction. Phil Maturano’s new expertly produced...
October 2007
Gigbag: October 2007
Bopworks Gene Krupa Model Drumsticks Chris Bennett of the Bopworks drumstick company teamed with Gene Krupa’s estate and biographer Dr. Bruce Klauber to develop this “officially sanctioned” GK model drumstick. An exact copy of the sticks Krupa used from...
July/August 2007
Gigbag: July/August 2007
Andy Laverne’s Modern Jazz Piano DVDs Originally released in 1990 and being reissued on sparkling DVD by Homespun, this two-part tutorial features pianist Andy LaVerne with a stellar quartet including longtime cohort John Abercrombie on guitar, Steve LaSpina...
June 2007
Gigbag: June 2007
E-Sax Whisper Mute for Alto Are you a practicing alto saxophonist living in a Brooklyn apartment next to a little old lady who’s just itching to call the cops the next time you launch into “Koko” at 3 a.m.? If so, you might think about picking up one of...
May 2007
Gigbag: May 2007
Ralph Towner’s Solo Guitar Works Vol. 2 It’s one thing to learn how to play straightahead jazz, and another to master pancultural music informed by jazz improvisation. With this new volume for solo guitar by Towner—Oregon’s eccentric guitarist and an ECM...
March 2007
Gigbag: March 2007
Phifer Guitars Falling somewhere between a Dali-painted jamboree and hair-metal machines of yore are Phifer Designs’ line of guitars, especially the new hollow-body Archtop. All hand-crafted by Woody Phifer—stepfather of renowned playwright Keith Glover—these...
January/February 2007
Gigbag: January/February 2007
M-Audio IE Series Pro Reference Earphones Tired of asking the soundman, “Can I get a little more organ in the monitors please?” M-Audio’s IE Series of Professional Reference Earphones finally let you hear your own playing. Equally convenient onstage or in...
