David Demsey; Sneak Peek into the Michael Brecker Archives and Practice Notebooks, Ep 176

Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, spoke with Saxophonist & Educator, Dr. David Demsey, of the William Paterson Living Jazz Archives, about the newly published Practice Notebooks of Michael Brecker. #MichaelBrecker #SherMusic #WilliamPatersonLivingJazzArchives #DavidDemsey #VictoryMusicalInstruments Timestamps: 00:00 - How David met Michael Brecker 03:42 - Brecker’s 1st ALBUM & CONCERT as a leader 06:13 - Example of Mike's reaction to his own playing 12:19 - How the damage to his vocal cords led him to pursue the EWI 16:35 - Tone tips from Joe Allard 19:11 - How the William Paterson University Archives started 23:49 - How Clark Terry influenced Randy Brecker’s career 33:36 - The origin of publishing the notebooks 46:49 - Looking back to Michael’s early years; sharing old pictures from the Archives 47:45 - What got his band disqualified at a Jazz Festival 54:52 - Skunk Funk Trivia 01:03:31 - Brecker’s definition of playing outside 01:12:02 - A tip from Brecker on how to get a good sense of time 01:13:48 - A look into the recently published Practice Notebooks 01:21:09 - How to approach the patterns in this book 01:22:04 - What Michael said to David about transcribing his solos 01:34:58 - A look inside the archives LINKS: William Paterson University Archives: https://livingjazzarchives.org/  Michael Brecker Archive: https://livingjazzarchives.org/archiv... David Dempsey’s Bio: https://www.wpunj.edu/coac/department... Patrons get searchable videos, transcripts, and Bonus content not seen anywhere else, PLUS early access to each episode. Head on over to our Patreon site for more info and to support the show. www.patreon.com/everythingsaxophone