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:

b-gephart@onebox.com

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


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Corners Water Logic There Are Ways
CORNERS
CD 2000
WATER LOGIC
CD 1996
THERE ARE WAYS
CD 1992
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Last updated:
Nov. 16, 2004
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