Hosted by Terry Seabrook on keys with various featured guests and sidemen. Free admission (collection taken towards running expenses). Great beers and top nosh. The Snowdrop Inn, 119 South St, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2BU Tel:01273 471018 Monday 4th May Josef Stout with Terry Seabrook on organ and Alex Eberhard on drums […]
Terry Seabrook’s Jazz tip of the month No. 20 Make sure you listen (and interact) Most aspiring jazz musicians learn to play by using play-along records (or more frequently now by using an app such as iReal Pro) and thus spend most of their musical activity playing alone. To be sure, the […]
The Snowdrop Jazz Night, Lewes Hosted by Terry Seabrook on keys with various featured guests and sidemen. Free admission (collection taken towards running expenses). Great beers and top nosh. The Snowdrop Inn, 119 South St, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2BU Tel:01273 471018 Monday 6th April Lou Beckerman with Terry Seabrook on piano & Steve […]
It is very easy to get habituated to playing loud because it is often a way of creating energy and excitement in music but volume can become a one-way street if you are not careful and it is very easy to end up playing too loud a lot of the time. If you are […]
Whiplash Starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Sony Pictures (2014). On general release. Warning: This film has a strong component of jazz (and jazz education) in the story line. Whiplash has had rave reviews from the regular critics and been popular with audiences. (It received a score of 95% […]
Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival 2014 Now in its 3rd year, the Rye Jazz Festival once again featured a number of great outdoor events around the beautiful streets of Rye. Turn a corner and you might find Terry Seabrook performing with Kjell Berglund or the group Cocktail Safari attracting a large […]
Jazz Tip of the Month No. 13 by pianist Terry Seabrook. Transcribe, Transcribe, Transcribe One of the best tools in learning to improve your ability as a jazz improviser is to transcribe other players’ improvised solos. This is a very effective way to learn the language of jazz and of your favourite players. […]
Terry Seabrook’s Jazz tip of the month No 12 Swinging the quavers part 2: When quavers stop “swinging” Generally when playing ballads (slower tempos) it is normal (most of the time) to play the quavers (or eighth notes) evenly or straight. Playing swing quavers when the tempo is below about 72 bpm (beats per […]
Terry Seabrook’s Jazz Tip No. 11 Horace Silver – Perseverance & Endurance Horace Silver, who died this week, was one of the greatest jazz pioneers. He was an original pianist, a great composer and arranger and a significantly important band leader, introducing many new young players into the jazz limelight. I saw […]
Pianist Terry Seabrook’s Jazz Tip of the Month No. 10 Swinging the quavers It’s well known that quavers (or eighth notes as their known in American terminology) should usually be played with a “triplet” rhythm in jazz. This applies when the underlying feel or groove is swing (as opposed to a “straight” feel such […]