Jazz Transcription Clinic

Ep. 16 - Sharp Eleven Music - Jorre Reynders & Timothy Pedone

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. 
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctors: Jorre Reynders and Timothy Pedone from Sharp Eleven Music.
Listen to Barney's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 03:11What do you expect to learn from a transcription? 11:34How do you choose solos? 25:43What is your transcribing methodology? 29:30Do you write it down? 38:28How do you practise the solos? 53:41How do you incorporate transcriptions into your playing? 01:00:13Who was the most difficult one to transcribe? 01:05:38What is your favourite solo that you transcribed? 01:12:09
Jorre Reynders
After finishing his Master studies in Jazz saxophone at the Conservatory of Maastricht, Jorre decided to publish his transcriptions to the rest of the world through Youtube, naming it after how he named all his musical projects: "Sharp Eleven Music". Driven since teenage years by the awesomeness of a saxophone sound and soloing in particular, it has lead to an endless stream of motivation to dig deeper into everything saxophonist (and by extension other instruments) have to offer, uncovering it to the world simultanously. Publishing consistently a transcription ever two weeks since 2016 plus practicing and analyzing it has lead to a much deeper unstanding of everything saxophone, improvisation and music in general. This is now applied in the teaching courses and his own musical explorations.
Jorre is as a saxophonist active in the international acclaimed latin band Mambisimo Big Band, The Jack Million Big Band, his own Fusion project consisting of original material named the Sharp Eleven Electric Band with an album "Donkey Dance" released in 2020, several independ productions under Sharp Eleven Music like the Charlie Parker 1942 version of "Cherokee" for 5-part sax soli amongst others, and active as a working musician in Belgium and the rest of Europe. He also founded an indoor soccer (Futsal) club called FC Sharp Eleven, keeping fysically poor musicians off the streets. They lose all their games. 
Timothy Pedone
Just like Jorre, Timothy finished his Master studies in jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Maastricht. After that he went back to his first love, composition and developed a solo project, called Introvert. Not much time went by before he founded a music production company together with Jorre in 2016, called Edge Effect. Of course, studying guitar never stopped and transcribing became an increasingly bigger part of that. Fast forward to today and we have over 150 guitar transcriptions and lots of insights gained.
Additionally, Timothy is currently studying conducting at the conservatory of Leuven, he's assisting composers with orchestrations and engraving and every two weeks or so he goes and loses a game of indoor soccer.
You can check Sharp Eleven Music here:https://www.sharpelevenmusic.com/
You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.comor herehttps://www.mirkoguerrini.com
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds.
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Episode 14.1 - Practice With Jazz Giants - Illinois Jacquet - Blues in Louisiana

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic LIVE.
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Live, there is another solo to practise for the series 'Practice with Jazz Giants', where I will practise some of my solo transcriptions. 
You can play with me and practise with the Jazz Giants. To download this solo and other solos, please visit:https://mirkoguerrini.com/transcriptions/
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Background music is 'Se solo tornerai' by Mirko Guerrini.
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist. DISCLAIMERCopyrighted music is here used exclusively for nonprofit educational purposes. My sole aim with this video is to teach how to transcribe solos for personal study and development on one's own musical instrument.

Episode 15 - Barney McAll

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. 
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast, Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Barney McAll
Listen to Barney's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 10:06What do you expect to learn from a transcription? 26:15How do you choose solos? 29:02What is your transcribing methodology? 34:32Do you write it down? 51:22How do you practise the solos? 59:30How do you incorporate transcriptions into your playing? 01:19:38Who was the most difficult one to transcribe? 01:20:26What is your favourite solo that you transcribed? 01:22:00
Link to:Ben Gerstein COLTRANE BODY (Dance)https://youtu.be/Xqw514Kx1Go
Ben Gerstein Interview with Barneyhttps://youtu.be/yGCPB9y0ySQ
Barney McAll (born Melbourne, Australia, 1966) is a jazz pianist and composer who lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Barney McAll  joined saxophonist Gary Bartz‘s band in 1997. As well as remaining to be a member of the Gary Bartz quartet, he also plays with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB’s, Groove Collective, and Kurt Rosenwinkel‘s “Heartcore”. He completed a Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, studying with pianists Paul Grabowsky, Tony Gould and Mike Nock and with guitarist Doug Devries.
His ensembles include “M.O.D.A.S”, “Sylent Running”, “GRAFT” , ASIO (Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit) TQX featuring Sia and his  “Non Compliance Trio”.
He was awarded the Australia Council Fellowship in 2007 and worked as musical director for Australian vocalist Sia Furler from 2011-2012.
Barney McAll is also the 2015 recipient of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks composer residency in Sydney, Australia 2016.
He has recorded or performed internationally with many other musicians including Dewey Redman, Roy Ayers, Kenny Garrett, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Cobb, Eddie Henderson, Aloe Blacc, Peter Apfelbaum, Billy Harper, Daniel Merriweather and Vernel Fournier.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 McAll won Best Jazz Album for Mooroolbark.[1]
McAll is partial to unleashing surprises himself, whether they be radical dynamic shifts –such as suddenly reducing a solo to the merest trickle of notes against thrumming bassand whispered cymbal chatter – or just finding bewitchingly unexpected turns to take indeveloping a melody. Masterful.-SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
You can check Barney McAll here:https://barneymcall.com/
www.patreon.com/barneymcall
You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.comor herehttps://www.mirkoguerrini.com
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.....Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6m...Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b...
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.

Episode 13.1 - Blues in Louisiana -Illinois Jacquet’s solo

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic LIVE, a variation of the monthly interview podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and personal transcription secrets.
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Live, I am analysing my transcription of the song Blues in Louisiana, as played by Illinois Jacquet on the video you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5agdkunK0z8  
I am talking through the entire solo and explaining some of the strategies and ideas employed by Illinois Jacquet. I also elaborate on some of the most iconic blues idioms, from growling to scoops, falls etc.
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.
You can download this podcast episode or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.....Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6m...Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b...
Background music is 'On the scratchy side of the street' from the album 'Mirko Guerrini e i Diavoli del Ritmo'.
DISCLAIMERCopyrighted music is here used exclusively for nonprofit educational purposes.My sole aim with this video is to teach how to transcribe solos for personal study and development on one's own musical instrument.

Episode 14 - Oscar Bruten

This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. 
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Oscar Bruten
Listen to Oscar's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 06:46What do you expect to learn from a transcription? 09:31How important are the notes? 14:24What is your transcribing methodology? 23:19How do you practise the solos? 35:19How do you incorporate transcriptions into your playing? 36:45What is your favourite solo that you transcribed? 45:33Who was the most difficult one to transcribe? 49:19
Beginning on the clarinet at the age of 12, Oscar would quickly show a fiery passion for music. Branching out to saxophone at 15 under the guidance of Tarko Sibbel, he began working hard to hone his technical, compositional and theoretical music skills. Over the past years he has been mentored by established Australian jazz musicians, such as Julien Wilson, Jamie Oehlers, Barney McAll and Toshi Clinch. Currently, Oscar is studying a Bachelor of Music, specialising in Jazz and Improvisation, and Bachelor of Arts at Monash University.
Oscar performs regularly around many venues in Melbourne alongside leading Australian musicians, such as Barney McCall, Audrey Powne and Toshi Clinch. He has been a member of groups such as the 2019 Sydney Invitational Youth Big Band, 2019 Melbourne Youth Big Band and 2020 Jazz Melbourne Youth Band, with one of Oscar’s compositions being recorded for the 2021 Jazz Melbourne album release ‘The Melting Pot’.
Oscar has won such awards as; the 2019 Pat Corrigan Musicians & Arts Fund Award at Generations in Jazz; 2019 Division 1 Superband Tenor Saxophone 1 at Generations in Jazz; 2020 Australian Saxophone High School Section Winner; 2020 Premier's VCE Award.
You can check Oscar Bruten here:https://www.oscarbruten.com/
You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.comor herehttps://www.mirkoguerrini.com
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.....Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6m...Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b...
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.

Episode 13 - 5 Transcribing Tips

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. 
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast, I would like to celebrate with you the first year of the podcast with an episode that is a bit different from the usual interview format.
I would like to 'give away' what are, in my opinion, some of the best strategies to become successful at transcribing. Here is the list of the 5 Transcribing Tips:1. Learn the intervals 02:152. Learn the sound of your instrument 05:303. Sing! 11:584. Start with an easy solo or a melody 14:565. Don't give up! 17:44
You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.comor herehttps://www.mirkoguerrini.com
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.../id1574500923Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6mptnbh97XLi8Tcd6Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b-d990-4c37-9a92
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.

Episode 12.1 - Practice With Jazz Giants - Cannonball Adderley - Hoppin’ John

This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic LIVE.
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Live, there is another solo to practise for the series 'Practice with Jazz Giants', where I will practise some of the solo transcriptions I do. You can play along with me and practise with the Jazz Giants as well. 
I start practising at 70% speed and increase the speed by 10% every passage, to finally reach 100% speed.
In this way, you can practise all the articulations and nuances that make Cannonball's language so great.
To download this solo and other solos please visit:https://mirkoguerrini.com/transcriptions/
Entire Solo 70% speed 02:09Entire Solo 80% speed 03:36Entire Solo 90% speed 04:53Entire Solo 100% speed 06:02
 
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel
 
You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.....Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6m...Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b...
 
Background music is 'On the scratchy side of the street' from the album 'Mirko Guerrini e i Diavoli del Ritmo'.
 
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist.
 
DISCLAIMERCopyrighted music is here used exclusively for nonprofit educational purposes. My sole aim with this video is to teach how to transcribe solos for personal study and development on one's own musical instrument.

Episode 12 - Lachlan Davidson

Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. 
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Lachlan Davidson
Listen to Lachlan Davidson's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 04:12What do you expect to learn with transcribing? 08:33How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 14:50What is your transcribing methodology? 20:13Do you use any software? 24:20How do you incorporate transcriptions into your playing? 34:10Have you ever had the feeling that you were copying someone? 38:09What is your favourite solo that you transcribed? 47:50
Taking up the alto saxophone aged twelve, Lachlan went on to graduate with distinction from The Victorian College of the Arts in 1983. Performing solos five times with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, he performs with The Australian Art Orchestra and the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra, and in many television (Dancing with the stars/Australia-all 15 seasons) and concert performances (Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, John Farnham, George Benson), also on many CD's and films. He was chief arranger for "Dancing with the Stars" and orchestrates for Big-bands and Orchestras etc. (MSO, SSO, film, T.V. and many schools).
He currently works at Caulfield Grammar School in the jazz department and as a resident composer/arranger, teaching saxophone and composition at Monash University and directing the Monash University Saxophone Big Band (Saxband). His published compositions include music for big-band, solo saxophone and other woodwinds, saxophone quartet and songs. He has been commissioned to compose for orchestra and various mixed ensembles plus several musicals. Lachlan loves creating and performing music. Lachlan is also a Mini Quest Catamaran Champion and can juggle four balls at once.
You can check Lachlan Davidson here:https://www.lachlandavidson.com.au/
You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.comor herehttps://www.mirkoguerrini.com
Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel.You can download this podcast episode, or any other episode here:Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../jazz.../id1574500923Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQqf6mptnbh97XLi8Tcd6Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../8b6f521b-d990-4c37-9a92
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.