Episodes
Episodes
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Episode 13 - 5 Transcribing Tips
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
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.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Episode 12.1 - Practice With Jazz Giants - Cannonball Adderley - Hoppin’ John
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
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.
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Episode 12 - Lachlan Davidson
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
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.
Sunday May 15, 2022
Episode 11.1 - Practise with Jazz Giants - Hank Mobley - Remember
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
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 Hank Mobley so great.
I am also explaining how to capitalise the most out of transcriptions with a simple exercise.
To download this solo and other solos please visit:https://mirkoguerrini.com/transcriptions/
Difficult section 03:15
Entire Solo 70% speed 06:18Entire Solo 80% speed 10:43Entire Solo 90% speed 14:35Entire Solo 100% speed 18:04
Entire Solo with 10% of own ideas 22:56Entire Solo with 30% of own ideas 26:24
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.
Sunday May 01, 2022
Episode 11 - Giulio Carmassi
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
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: Giulio Carmassi.
Listen to Giulio Carmassi's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 18:36What is your transcribing methodology? 28:05How you got the gig with Pat Metheny? 43:30
Giulio Carmassi is a performer, composer, arranger and producer.Carmassi recorded 2 albums and toured 42 countries with the Pat Metheny Unity Group, with Antonio Sanchez, Chris Potter and Ben Williams, starting with the 2014 album "Kin", on piano, vocals, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, flute, saxophone, vibraphone, french horn and cello.
The album debuted #1 in the jazz charts, and the group brought home both the "best album" and "best band" nods from DownBeat magazine. He's also the pianist, singer and trumpeter on Metheny's "The Unity Sessions" (2016).
He’s recorded and toured with the Will Lee's Family band, alongside Steve Gadd and Chuck Loeb, alternating tenor saxophone, trumpet, hammond organ, guitar, percussion and vocals on stage.
He was also in NY the keyboard player of the Lew Soloff's band, alongside Mark Egan, Keith Carlock, Will Lee, Oz Noy, Lou Marini and many others.
With his writing partner Bryan Scary, he founded the film music production team Hummingbirds. Their latest score premiered at Sundance 2020, for the movie "Black Bear" with Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. They are currently scoring “Please Baby Please”, starring Andrea Riseborough, Harry Melling and Demi Moore. As a team, they’ve scored and sound designed dozens of national commercials for Adidas, Uber, Ford, Volvo, Toyota, AARP, Royal Caribbean, Visa, Coca Cola and Unicef, and many others. Their music is also in several Netflix, NBC and CNN shows.
Carmassi's YouTube channel has collected nearly 2 million views.In his videos, Carmassi plays, records, films end edits video songs of all kinds, from symphonic rock extravaganzas, to broadway songs, to fusion jazz music and hard rock.
Born and raised in Italy, after living in both Paris and New York, Giulio Carmassi is now based in Los Angeles.
You can check Giulio Carmassi here:https://www.giuliocarmassi.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.../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.
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Episode 10.1 - Hoppin’ John -Cannonball Adderley’s solo
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Hello everyone,
On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Live, I am analysing my transcription of the song Hoppin' John, as played by Cannonball Adderley on the album Sophisticated Swing, Emarcy, 1956.
I am talking through the entire solo and explaining some of the strategies and ideas employed by Cannonball.
I also elaborate on some of the most well-known bebop idioms, from chromaticism to enclosures.
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'.
DISCLAIMER
Copyrighted 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.
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Friday Apr 01, 2022
Episode 10 - Steve Rando
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
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: Steve Rando.
Listen to Steve Rando's answers to the questions below:Why do you transcribe? 04:19What do you expect to learn from a transcription? 16:40How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 23:21What is your transcribing methodology? 25:52Have you ever had the feeling that you were copying someone? 43:04How do you incorporate the transcriptions into your playing? 47:47Which transcription of yours is your favourite? 56:10
Steve Rando is a Music teacher and educator. He is a Lecturer at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Episode 9.1 - Practise with Jazz Giants - Lester Young - Tea for Two
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Hello everyone,
This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic LIVE, a variation of the podcast of the monthly interview 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 Live, I start a new series of videos called 'Practise 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 Lester Young's playing so unique and distinctive.
This is the link to the YouTube Video to play along: https://youtu.be/soi3dbncxvU
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'.
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.
MIRKO GUERRINI