CHAT W/ ETIENNE CHARLES, GROUNDBREAKING JAZZ MUSICIAN
ETIENNE CHARLES, groundbreaking jazz trumpeter, recording artist, composer, arranger and Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, chats with me (Chris Coletti) and Canadian Brass trumpeters Caleb Hudson and Brandon Ridenour on Episode 6 of Quarantine Classes!
Mentioned in this chat:
Studying with MARK GOULD (all 4 of us studied with Mark at Juilliard at the same time)
Laurie Frink (both Etienne and I were fortunate to have studied with her) and her book
The importance of “getting worse to get better” -Brandon Ridenour
Studying Blue Mitchel’s “almost operatic lyricism” by listening in slow-mo on YouTube
Major heroes: Louis Armstrong first, Freddie Hubbard second
Unsung heroes: African American buglers like E.W. Gravitt and Francis Johnson
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As recorded by BRASSOLOGY! This original arrangement by Chris Coletti of TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDE NO. 10 by Franz Liszt features everyone in the octet. Originally arranged for BRASSOLOGY, the super-star brass group, for the group’s debut recording (available now!).
This download comes with trumpet part in C, Bb and the full piano score. Total 8 pages.
The beautiful "Chiarina" movement from Schumann's CARNAVAL, Op. 11 as performed and arranged for trumpet duet by Chris Coletti. Duet works for any 2 instruments—reach out for custom instrumentation requests!
This AIR (A.K.A. Air on a G String) is the 2nd movement from J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 (BWV 1068). It is possibly one of the best pieces ever written and often played at wedding ceremonies. Arranged for two trumpets (or 2 anythings, really!) by Chris Coletti.
We all want endurance, but strength training and long tones only get you so far.
Developing an approach to playing that is efficient and effortless is the only way to achieve lasting endurance as a trumpeter without getting injured. An excellent benchmark is the ability to lip-trill—once you can do this the trumpet becomes an easy instrument to play! These exercises (this download includes all 3) will help get you there. They worked for me and they work for my students, and as a result are quickly becoming a staple addition amongst popular trumpet method books! Did I mention these make a great gift for trumpet players? :)
Dana Wilson’s Concerto for Jazz Trumpet performed LIVE by Chris Coletti!