No Jazz at Juilliard, Getting a Gig While Working at a Print Shop, Becoming Prolific While Scratching One’s Own Itch and More with Chris Gekker!

What can we say about Chris Gekker?-Terrific trumpet player and teacher-Prolific writer of method and exercise books-Pioneer in the realm of brass chamber musicWe could go on and on. But some things are best left unsaid - or unwritten in the show notes until you hear them said ;)Enjoy this episode!In my chat with Chris Gekker, you'll discover:-How he got along during the pandemic...-Chris' start and early career on trumpet...-Getting the call for the American Brass Quintet working at the print shop...-The most difficult skill on trumpet...-Creating exercises to scratch his own itch, which become multiple method books...-How the physicality of playing has changed over the years and decades...-Why Julliard once forbade the playing of jazz in its hallways...-When Chris will know it's time to hang up the spurs...-The process of recording and releasing a new recording...-How pop music supports more obscure, niche compositions...-The easy things are often the hardest things...-And much more!Music at Emmanuel featuring Chris Gekker

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From ancient civilizations to the present day, Trumpet has been etched its place in the public consciousness. Through all its forms and functionalities, its vital role in the development of mankind cannot be overstated. Legends, icons and genuine shape shifters have paved the way for us today. And now it falls on us, those who bear witness to its hallowed past, to share its light and hope to future generations. This is Trumpet Dynamics, telling the story of the trumpet in the words of those who play it.