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Charlie Channel
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I was born in Oakland, CA past the middle of WW 2 in 1944. At that time my paternal grandmother lived in the Fillmore District of San Francisco. My family, comprised of mother Louise, dad Charlie, Sr. and sister, Jacquelyn ("Jackie") Doloris, and me. We lived in the "Projects" in West Oakland. But, we'd visit grandmother Clemmie for Sunday dinner.
My father worked in Oakland and sometimes in San Francisco, that included chauffering musicians (but that's another story). And, once he had balconly tickets to a Lionel Hampton band performance. Charlie, Sr. took my mother, my sister and me to see the show and hear what was going on. It was there that I saw Lionel Hampton's band at age 5. The atmosphere was electric and loud and the band swung so hard people were screaming, shouting, dancing in the aisles and jumping for joy. But, when a drum solo errupted, I was immediately imprinted watching Gene Krupa play the drums. Whatever he was doing, I was hypnotized by the heat of the moment, the incendiary drive of the bass drum kick and fire from the syncopathion snare and toms, ingnited a excitement, awe and a fire that still burns oin the core my being.
Shakti At Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
by Ian Patterson
Shakti Hammersmith Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London June 27, 2023 All things must come to pass. Still, it came as a shock to learn that Shakti's two concerts in London would be their last in the UK. Earlier dates in India, a summer tour of Europe and North American dates through August ...
How To Compose Your First Piano Piece
by Edward Weiss
Many students love to improvise. But I'm often asked... “When can I learn how to actually create a complete piece of music?"To which my response is “when do you want to begin?"I often tell students that they should wait to learn how to compose until they can freely improvise on the piano. ...
The Artist's Way Meets the Piano
by Edward Weiss
In her bestselling book The Artist's Way, Julie Cameron suggests keeping a journal. She refers to them as morning pages where each morning, you just write off the top of your head.This free writing exercise is nothing new. It's been done and popularized for quite some time now. But “The Artist's Way" really brought ...
The Key to Creating Fresh Sounding Piano Improvisations
by Edward Weiss
Some music just has it. You know the kind I'm talking about. The kind of music you can listen to over and over--and it never gets old.So, what's the secret? How can music remain fresh after multiple listens? I'll tell you. The secret is the performer was in the present.You see, music ...
Five Minute Piano Improvisation: Reflections in Water
by Edward Weiss
The idea that you can create a complete piano improvisation in five minutes seems undoable to most. After all, aren't you supposed to have years and years of theory and experience under your belt? Not if you follow this step-by-step video. Reflections in Water is a piano improvisation I created to show students how ...
Piano Improvisation Journeys: Create Your Own Unique Music
by Edward Weiss
There's something about being able to just sit down at the piano and play. Especially when the music isn't planned. We allow ourselves the freedom to just be at the piano and wonderful things begin to happen.To create your own piano improvisation journey, you need to know a little about chords and how to ...
Easy Piano Improvisation Strategy Lets You Play With Freedom and Confidence
by Edward Weiss
When I first started playing piano, I looked everywhere for information to help me play what I felt. And, much to my disappointment, I was left floundering in the library aisles.One of things I'm good at is just knowing if something works or not. In fact, I can look at a book and within ...
