Trumbull Music Studios

RIP Jazz legend Sonny Rollins.
In 1959, although he was already a jazz legend, Sonny Rollins stepped away from the stage for nearly two years.

Every day, he would play alone beneath New York’s Williamsburg Bridge, searching for a deeper sound, greater freedom, and a more profound musical truth.

That uncompromising pursuit helped shape the history of the saxophone.

Duane sounding TAPS on the Milford Green

The Elements

Last evening at the Madison MS 6th grade concert with the MS Jazz Band.

Duane here. "90% of success is showing up" Jenny (Tuba) and her squeeze Gary (Trumpet/ high note guy) asked if I could fill in with their Corp band, "Magnificent Brass" at a senior corp show in Seymour...fun classic drum corp arrangements. Lesson here to be learned folks. Have your drummer kids learn to read a music chart that isn't drums (Lead sheet/fake book) and play along with a performance stream. They'll get noticed by other good players.
Well, the 90% part. The Seymour MS 7-8th grade band's drummer ditched their concert, so I drummed with the band. You forget that look when twelve year old looks at their friend at the end of their first (non holiday) concert. "We nailed it!" I got ice cream. Thanks to Jenny Davidson (tuba/ Senior care nurse) for the photo.

The artival of year 1433 Bhāskarābda was celebrated with much fanfare in Connecticut.