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GEPHART LONG QUARTET
CLINICS
some
of the topics covered in clinics
given by the Gephart Long Quartet
email Brian Gephart to set up a clinic for your school at:
Groups
how
to listen to jazz
playing together
rhythms
styles
dynamics
harmonies
taking it out
going somewhere else
grooving
telling a story
participating w/o getting in the way
who's in charge?
listening
Saxophonists
reed carving
tone
variety
finger technique
scales & arpeggios
riff bank
comfort in all 12 keys
forget what you know
singing
relax
mistakes & wrong notes
telling a story
shape of solo
using space
using a motif
your influences
your own sound
quoting
humor
playing what you hear
playing melodies, not chord changes
playing tonalities, not chord changes
listening
Pianists
comping
chords
substitutions
soloing
left hand
solo piano
stride
Latin grooves
laying out
Bassists
walking
soloing
laying out
on top of the beat
behind the beat
working with drummers
electric vs. upright
Drummers
polyrhythms
odd meters
grooving
dynamics
listening
laying out
choosing cymbals
tuning
sticks
A Chicago based jazz quartet featuring original and
classic jazz compositions.
Brian Gephart ... tenor and soprano saxophones
Bob Long ............................ piano
Ken Haebich ................bass
Ernie Adams ..... drums
