[Shotimes] RE: OT great Jazz from NIU tonight

[Donald Mallinson]

I have been blessed with some great mentors and instructors in the world 
of music.  I am not and never will be a pro musician, haven't picked up 
my "axe" (Trumpet) in years except to play a homecoming gig with the 
Marching Saluki Alumni (3 minutes of playing and an hour of trying to 
get my lip back!).

I am a Stan Kenton fan first and foremost, but love some of what Maynard 
Ferguson does.  I have heard LOTS better trumpet players on the college 
clinic circuit though.  His charts rock though.  Of course Wynton 
Marsallis is probably the best trumpet player in the world today, but I 
don't get to hear him rock in big band jazz much.

High school band directors are the front line in keeping music in the 
schools.  Metamora High, where the concert was last night holds a huge 
garage sale each year to keep their program running.  Of course the 
football program is fully funded.......

If any of you on the list reading this care about the arts, and music in 
particular, find a way to support it and promote it.  My life would be 
immeasurably less enjoyable if all I knew about music was popular radio 
stuff.  I taught my kids to enjoy folk, classical, jazz and even quality 
country.  Only thing I really detest is Opera, but I don't think I am 
depriving myself of a bunch there (no flames from all you SHO/Opera fans 
out there)  :)

One of my trombone hero's in college was SIU instructor and pro musician 
Gene Stiman.  Played with most of the big orchestra's at one time or 
another and wonderful to watch and listen to.  I got the pleasure to 
play 4th trumpet in the 2nd SIU Jazz band my freshman year at college.  
Not bad for a non-music major that really didn't know his scales!  My 
trumpet hero's are anyone that played for Kenton, Doc Severenson, 
Wynton, Al Hirt, and believe it or not, Herb Alpert, among others.

Don Mallinson

Shylo McKinsey wrote:

>"Conrad is the best trombonist in the world bar none.
>With the demise of Kai Winding and Si Zentner, and the
>retirements of J.J. Johnson, Bill Watrous, and Dave
>Bargeron, he's simply the best."
>
>You might want to add yours truly to that list. hehe.
>Ok Ok, just joking. But I can play a mean
>trombone.(maybe a nice one, too)
>
>You're right about the world of "real music" (as I
>call it) dying. It's sad to see what's happening in
>our nation's schools. And from the looks of things,
>there is no chance it will ever change. Atleast I had
>a great music experience in a high school where all
>that mattered was Football, Basketball, and Track. I
>played Hockey...so I was an "outsider" on two fronts.
>
>On a side note... My little sister just got back last
>night from Musicfest Orlando (for those in that area
>that know what I'm talking about) The Helena High
>School (of Helena, MT of course ;-) took first place
>in two different categories down there. (think one was
>AA concert bands...and the Jazz Band took first). I
>went to that twice, (1999, and 2002) those were great
>times. 
>
>Like any of this matters on a car list...sorry for the
>rant of OT. Great to see some of you "old timers"
>(running and ducking) still go out and support great
>music.
>
>Shylo McKinsey
>
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