Posted on 2025-06-10
Jazz Improv Strategies
From an email exchange with a former teacher.
That's the way I approach solos. I write a solo (without notation) and play it a lot learning from mistakes. Then I develop a strategy which is basically key centers but sometimes this part of the chromatic scale works here or here's a good way to play this turnaround.
Then I write another solo. Use the same process to develop a strategy. And then I can mix and match.
By then I can play either solo, use either strategy, mix and match, or improvise freely embracing the mistakes which can be quite interesting.
And I also start with singing and I try to get where I can sing when I play.
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Bruce H McCosar-Handmade
Posted on 2025-05-23
MixRemix Radio - Creative Commons Jazz - 2025-05-23
https://archive.org/details/ccj2025-05-23
MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2025-05-23
jazz.mixremix.cc
56:41
handmade - Bruce H. McCosar
https://www.jamendo.com/album/4134/handmade
CC BY-SA
41:01
Thomas Saliba-Archeophonix Transe en danse Feat Young Cryptid
https://www.jamendo.com/album/462320/archeophonix-transe-en-danse-feat-young-cryptid
CC BY-NC-ND
24:21
[SCL155] Kai Engel — Rain Catcher by Kai Engel
https://archive.org/details/SCL155
CC BY-NC
45:52
Fortadelis
https://www.jamendo.com/album/190081/exposure
CC BY-NC-ND
19:37
Bilboquet 2016by Bilboquet
https://bilboquetofficiel.bandcamp.com/album/bilboquet-2016-2
CC BT-NC-ND
1:01:43
Atlantis folk songs - Viktor Séthy
https://www.jamendo.com/album/175302/atlantis-folk-songs
CC-BY
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Posted on 2025-05-21
Delta Boogie Newsletter-Gamerplus News - June 2025 - United Gospel Trio and Bebop Beatniks at New Jazz In Jonesboro - Potluck Picnic With Three Bands - NEA Gamefest In July
Bebop Beatniks
United Gospel Trio
New Jazz In Jonesboro
Now in Brookland!
Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 PM
Free and open to the public.
New Jazz In Jonesboro will be held in the youth building behind the Brookland United Methodist Church at 301 W. Matthews in Jonesboro.
United Gospel Trio will open at 7:00 playing Jazz Hymns followed by Bebop Beatniks playing originals and standards. Closing the Bebop Beatniks show guest vocalists, Danielle Russell and Eliecer Tamez will sing with Bebop Beatniks.
Hairy Larry will be recording for KASU Arkansas Roots and Something Blue.
New Jazz In Jonesboro is sponsored by KASU and the Brookland United Methodist Church.
Bring your family and friends. The venue is family friendly and there is no cover charge.
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Potluck Picnic Is A Fundraiser To Fix The Bus
Sunday afternoon on June 1st Brookland United Methodist is hosting a potluck picnic. Everyone is invited. There is no charge to attend. Bring some picnic if you want to.
There will be food, games, and music as well as plenty of conversation.
The bands playing are
Hairy Larry and the Flying Hungarians
United Gospel Trio
Anna and the Tanks
Mike Doyle will be the MC and we are expecting honored guests Doug and Wilma Greeno.
The picnic is at 301 W. Matthews. We just upgraded the playground so bring your kids. Next we're going to fix the bus and we need your help.
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NEA Gamefest, July 17-20, at Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Redwolf Convention Center
NEA Game Fest features 4 days of open gaming, game demos, board games, RPGs, CCGs, miniature games, tournaments and more. Here's a link.
https://neagamefest.com
The event benefits Friends of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, which helps supplement materials, programming, and services.
I will be livestreaming my game, The Dragon's Egg, Thursday Morning and Sunday afternoon. I'm also looking forward to playing in some games run by more experienced DMs than myself.
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Faircamp
Faircamp is an open source Bandcamp alternative. If you want to own your own platform look into Faircamp.
I put up an instance at
https://mixremix.cc/faircamp
I call it HairyLarryLand Projects And Releases. I'm updating it regularly with ongoing projects as well as new and old releases.
That's enough about me. What have you been doing? Let me know so I can promote you on Delta Boogie and Gamer+.
Please forward this email to friends and share this link.
https://home.gamerplus.org/permalink.php?fname=Delta_Boogie_Newsletter-Gamerplus_News_-_June_2025.txt
Stay in touch.
Thanks,
Hairy Larry
https://gamerplus.org/@hairylarry - My Mastodon link on Gamer+DBN
https://deltaboogie.net - My online business card
hairylarry@deltaboogie.com - My email
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Hairy Larry And George
Posted on 2025-05-18
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars
From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2025-05-18
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a song I sang at my Senior Composition Recital.
I was taking Music History when I learned the music terminology art song and I thought, that's what I'm writing for my recital, art songs.
One of those songs I called "Twin Stars", a love song based on my life with Vivian.
It is performed by Hairy Larry and George with a guest, Pershauna Johnson, playing alto flute. Alto flute has a beautiful sound, breathy like a flute but with a lower pitch. Pershauna did a great job on this song. She was a graduate student at ASU at the time.
Also playing was George Hinds on bass, my partner in crime and a lifetime resident of Northeast Arkansas. George was from a musical family and he played with everyone, Billy Lee Riley, Larry Donn, Dennis Mathes, and myself. We played for years as a duo and also in The Swing Band Project. We recorded two albums, "Hip Sexagenarians" and "Aggie Road" and now that they changed the copyright law about streaming music we have one in the can, "Hairy Larry Does Dylan", soon to be released.
So now, recorded live in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on November 8, 2013, here's Hairy Larry and George with Pershauna Johnson playing my song, "Twin Stars".
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Hairy Larry Singing Twin Stars
From The Archives Of Something Blue - 2025-05-18
https://sbblues.com/2025/05/18/dj-hairy-larry-presents-hairy-larry-singing-twin-stars/
Something Blue Archives Featured Concert
Hairy Larry Live at Fine Arts Recital Hall on 2013-11-08
https://archive.org/details/hl2013-11-08
Something Blue Archives - List Of Concerts
https://archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate
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DJ Hairy Larry With Bob Reynolds Playing The Peace You Find
Something Blue - Always - 29 second spot
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Bob Reynolds, The James Quintet, and Blancheneige Bazaar Orchestra. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at https://kasu.org.
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Now Playing On Something Blue - Sunflower
https://sbblues.com/2025/05/17/sunflower-2/
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Cody Ballard-912-web
Posted on 2025-05-17
Something Blue – Sunflower – May 17, 2025
https://sbblues.com/2025/05/17/sunflower-2/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring luvtrst. and Jeff Parker. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
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Jazz Buskers Video
Posted on 2025-05-07
Jazz Buskers
New Jazz In Jonesboro
April 26, 2025
Brookland United Methodist Youth Building
Sponsored by KASU and Arkansas Roots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkXffNUIu8A
Songs
01 Summertime
02 Ain't Misbehavin'
03 Sunny
04 Autumn Leaves
05 After You've Gone
06 Freddy's Blues
"Freddy's Blues" by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Danielle Russell - vocals, percussion
Eliecer Tamez - vocals, trumpet, percussion
Hairy Larry - vocals, piano
Photos by Dakota Krueger
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Jazz Buskers Performing
Posted on 2025-05-06
Jazz Buskers
New Jazz In Jonesboro
April 26, 2025
Brookland United Methodist Youth Building
Sponsored by KASU and Arkansas Roots
https://deltaboogie.com/jazz_buskers-2025-40-26/
Songs
01 Summertime
02 Ain't Misbehavin'
03 Sunny
04 Autumn Leaves
05 After You've Gone
06 Freddy's Blues
"Freddy's Blues" by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Danielle Russell - vocals, percussion
Eliecer Tamez - vocals, trumpet, percussion
Hairy Larry - vocals, piano
Photos by Dakota Krueger
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