Bob mintzer, who has been part of the yellowjackets smooth jazz quartet, is particularly valued for his activity as a performer, composer, arranger, conductor and teacher. Bob mintzer has 37 books on goodreads with 73 ratings. Marz 2017 with the wdr big band and chief conductor bob mintzer all compositions and arrangements tr. Techno pop the bob mintzer big band live in berlin, 1987. Albums include the hudson project, dear diz every day i think of you, and turned to blue. Designed for the mediumeasy difficulty level, this book includes. Mintzer big band essentials playalong home facebook. John riley bob mintzer big band drummerworld video. The music of bob mintzer is a musthave for any saxophonist interested in composition and improvisation. Performance notestips for each etude to assist in interpretation and improvisation. This book features excerpts of bob s transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm changes.
Aug 26, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from swing out by bob mintzer big band now. After graduating from the interlochen arts academy in 1970, mintzer made his mark as a soloist, mainly on the tenor saxophone and the bass clarinet. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. For an aspiring jazz instrumentalist, playing piano is one of the most important skills for developing a jazz vocabulary. He attended the interlochen arts academy, michigan from 1969 to 1970, then was at the hartt school of music, hartford, connecticut for two years, before attending the manhattan school of music from 1972 to 1974 later life and career. His new book is designed for the instrumentalist who is not an accomplished piano player but wants to acquire basic jazz piano skills. This is the latest effort in the evolution of his music, and its a spectacular effort. Bob mintzers most popular book is playing jazz piano. Bob mintzer is one of the premier tenor saxophonists of our time. Mintzer has clear reverence for the swing tradition of those early big bands experiences.
This book features excerpts of bob s transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm changes, playing in time, latin considerations, harmonic tension, use of space and pacing your solos, soloing. Full concert in 2 parts, konzerthaus ludenscheid 16. Mintzer big band essentials playalong app for ios is an evolutionary product that enables musicians from all over the world to play with a great. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bob mintzer, chair of the usc thornton jazz studies program, has released a new educational app for ios devices called the mintzr big band essentials playalong. Mintzer was born and raised in a jewish family in new rochelle, new york, on january 27, 1953. Bob mintzer releases educational big band app, produced by. The saxophonist, conductor, and composerarranger is a longstanding member of the grammy awardwinning yellowjackets, the. Bob mintzer is an american jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. In october of 2014, mintzer took to the stage for two nights at pittsburghs manchester craftsmens guild, armed with some of his grooving big band arrangements and accompanied by a group of his heavy hitter musician. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. In the jazz world, bob mintzer is a household name, usually associated with being a saxophonist, bass.
Bob s arrangements are so good that they have as much power at soft and slow as they do at fast and loud. Bob mintzer is an internationally celebrated jazz musician and longtime faculty member in the jazz studies program at usc thornton. Follow bob mintzer and explore their bibliography from s bob mintzer author page. In the jazz world, bob mintzer is a household name, usually associated with. Lawrence feldman lead, peter yellin, bob mintzer, bobby malach. From my years in high school, where some of my first exposure to jazz was playing his music, to today, bobs bands and writing never disappoint.
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Apr 01, 2006 old school, new lessons presents live performances by saxophonist bob mintzers large ensemble of topflight new york musicians augmented by his bandmates the yellowjackets on read more bob mintzer big band. Bob mintzer is a renowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, educator and member of the group, the yellowjackets. Playing on the changes features jazz etudes through the various chord qualities found in standards and jazz tunes in all 12 keys. Areas covered include major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, dominant 7th chords mixolydian, altered dominant, and halfwhole diminished, minor ii flat5 chords. This book features excerpts of bobs transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such. In the moment is a traditionalsounding, straightahead jazz quartet album, recorded at beautiful bicoastal music in ossining, ny on december 16, 2004. Biography bob mintzer is an internationally celebrated jazz musician and. For the younger player, particular care is given to range, rhythmic figures and overall playability. Bob mintzer solo on tenor sax blues in all keys duo with russel ferrante rec. Apr 25, 2019 like so many babyboomer jazzmen, bob mintzer, during his most impressionable years, took in not only jazz but the radio hits of the dayincluding the read more bob mintzer big band. Swing out by bob mintzer big band on amazon music unlimited. Featuring dave bargeron trombone, phil markowitz piano, and dave taylor bass trombone. John bernard riley born june 11, 1954, aberdeen, maryland is an american jazz drummer and educator.
Bob mintzer big band biography, albums, streaming links. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. His release on art of life records is a testament to that fact. In october of 2014, mintzer took to the stage for two nights at pittsburghs manchester craftsmens guild, armed with some of his grooving big band arrangements and accompanied by a group of his heavy hitter musician friends. Bob mintzer solo on tenor sax blues in all keys duo with. The bob mintzer big band techno pop live in the 90. In addition to leading his own bands starting in 1978, mintzer worked with jaco pastorius, mike mainieri, louie bellson, bob moses, and the american saxophone quartet. Bob mintzer quartetin the moment art of life al10242. This page was last edited on 8 october 2019, at 09. Old school, new lessons presents live performances by saxophonist bob mintzers large ensemble of topflight new york musicians augmented by his bandmates the yellowjackets on two tracks mofongo and mosaic and by vocalist kurt elling on two others my one and only love and coltranes resolution. He has performed with woody herman, stan getz, milt jackson, miles davis, dizzy gillespie, john scofield, bob mintzer, gary peacock, mike stern, joe lovano, franck amsallem, the vanguard jazz orchestra, the carnegie hall jazz band, john patitucci, and bob berg. Similar to the format of bob s other etude books, this one is rich in vocabulary and melodic lines that feel good to play.
Biography bob mintzer is an internationally celebrated jazz musician and longtime faculty member in the jazz studies program at usc thornton. The music of bob mintzer solo transcriptions and performing. Similar to the format of bobs other etude books, this one is rich in vocabulary and melodic lines that feel good to play. Early in his career, mintzer played in various big.
Like so many babyboomer jazzmen, bob mintzer, during his most impressionable years, took in not only jazz but the radio hits of the dayincluding the read more bob mintzer big band. Here are some of the songs included in the offcourse big band repertoire, which were written or arranged by bob mintzer. Computer by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band. Book is written by the worldrenowned jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, educator, and member of the yellowjackets, bob mintzer. Pete yellin, lawrence feldman, bob mintzer, bob malach, roger rosenbergww marvin stamm, laurie frink, tim hagans, bob millikan, michael philip mossmantpt, flg dave bargeron, mike davis, keith oquinntbn dave taylorbtbn phil markowitz, jim mcneelyp mike formanekb lincoln. New lessons, culled from a series of manchester craftsmens guild shows in pittsburgh in 2004 and 2005. Bob mintzer big band incredible journey 1985, cd discogs. John riley bob mintzer big band techno pop bob mintzer, composer. His new book is designed for the instrumentalist who is not an accomplished piano player but wants to acquire basic jazz piano skills and jazz vocabulary. He has published four jazz etude books, a solo transcription book, a saxophone method book, four saxophone quartets, close to 200. Music profile for bob mintzer, born 27 january 1953. Books big band arrangements big band charts for young bands miscellaneous small ensemble. Lawrence feldman lead, peter yellin, bob mintzer, bobby malach, roger rosenberg. The more accomplished musician will appreciate the high.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Here is a play along book that covers all different chord qualities and progressions in a way that takes you through all 12 keys. Find computer, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band, mintzer, bob and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The saxophonist, conductor, and composerarranger is a longstanding member of the grammy awardwinning yellowjackets, the fusion supergroup that released its first album in 1981. Mintzers solo is full of deep blues feeling and economy. He attended the interlochen arts academy, michigan from 1969 to 1970, then was at the hartt school of music, hartford, connecticut for two years, before attending the manhattan school of music from 1972 to 1974. Produced by thorntons director of drumset studies, peter erskine, the app features ten of mintzers own compositions performed by many of the areas. Bob millikan lead, laurie frink, danny cahn, randy brecker. This book features excerpts of bobs transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm.
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