Tag Archives: Scott K Fish

Jaimoe: The Decision to Be a Pro Musician

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is a small piece of a longer interview that took place on April 3, 1982 after an Elvin Jones drum clinic at Professional Percussion Center in New York City. Taking part in the interview were Max Weinberg, … Continue reading →

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Segovia: The Light of Music and the Guitar

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Amazing musical word descriptions from Andres Segovia in this short clip. Describing his guitar as the best in the world, Mr. Segovia then tells how long it took the German guitar maker to craft his guitar and why. … Continue reading →

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Chick Corea and Steve Gadd Online Master Class

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Tweet from Chick Corea came through yesterday. This morning I watched the almost 14-minutes available — two songs — of this master class on my iPhone. I also watched it on my Macbook, but the iPhone Periscope … Continue reading →

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Cynthia Yeh: Bent Coat Hangers, Old Keys & Fishing Line

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is great. Chicago Symphony Orchestra‘s Cynthia Yeh onstage favors — paraphrasing songwriter Guy Clark — stuff that works. WSJ.com TECH MY TECH ESSENTIALS Chicago Symphony Orchestra Percussionist Cynthia Yeh’s Favorite Gear The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal percussionist on … Continue reading →

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Joe Porcaro: Jeff Put Me Through the Grind

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A nice profile of percussionist Joe Porcaro by my longtime friend and Modern Drummer colleague Robyn Flans. From Sinatra to Scaggs, T.O. drummer has shared the beat Posted: Jan. 02, 2016 Jan. 02, 2016 By Robyn Flans Imagine … Continue reading →

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