7 Questions with Oteil Burbridge
One of the best clinics I saw this summer was with Oteil Burbridge and his longtime musical companion Jimmy Herring. Oteil is a master musician and one of easiest guys to work with. From his work with...
View Article7 Questions with Alex Skolnick
Alex is one of my favorite guitarists. We met right after I moved to the east coast at a Labor Day BBQ of a mutual friend. It was a bit surreal to see a guy you had listened to for quite a while ask...
View Article7 Questions with Greg Koch
Describe your first experience playing music. I can remember my Mom teaching me some piano snippets as a young Kochling. She has secret powers. She taught me a 12 bar boogie pattern early on and those...
View Article7 Questions with Will Bernard
Describe your first experience playing music. When I was very young around 3 or 4 my parents used to sing folk songs with their friends at parties. I would sing along an pluck on a ukelele or bang on...
View Article7 Questions with Will Lee
Describe your first experience playing music. My first experience really playing was going to my drum kit that my dad had bought me (an old Leedy kit, made by Ludwig with WFL snare) immediately...
View Article7 Questions with Laurence Juber
Describe your first experience playing music. I got my first guitar for my 11th birthday. It was a cheap flattop with a bolt-on neck and a floating fingerboard. I had to stuff cardboard under the...
View Article7 Questions with Jason Vieaux
Describe your first experience playing music. My first experiences playing music were my goofing around with my first guitar at 5, guitar/theory lessons when I was six, recorder ensemble during my...
View Article7 Questions with Amanda Monaco
Amanda Monaco is a jazz guitarist based out of NYC. I first met her one summer at NGW where she is a faculty member (and before that an intern and alum). She recently completed the NYC Marathon and...
View Article7 Questions with Jeff McErlain
I first met Jeff a few years ago when he returned to teaching at NGW after a bit of a hiatus. There are few musicians around that are as versatile as Jeff. As you can tell from his website...
View Article7 Questions with David Bromberg
What was your first experience playing music? I think when I was 7 or 8 I first took piano lessons, then piccolo lessons. I remember my piano teacher pacing back & forth behind me with his head...
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