Tuesday

Taking it easy from a weekend of gigging before starting another weekend of gigging. I have been re-evaluating my playing after watching a Ray Brown Masterclass video a few months back. He found these holes in the students' playing, stuff that I have heard plenty of times before. But this time it lit a spark within me. I am again finding the joy of being solid and laying down a bass line with unmovable foundation.

The blog which hosts the 9 part series of the Ray Brown video:

http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/08/05/168

If you have about a half hour free, I recommend viewing this.


I also had the pleasure of finding a record shop up the street. Came home with The Who "Live at Leeds" and the Oscar Peterson Trio's "Something Warm." The vinyl are in pretty good shape, its nice to have that record quality again.

Resume is up!

After a couple hours I managed to embed it on the side of this blog. Now for your viewing pleasure is the condensed form of yours truly. Seeing with what I had to work with, I think it came out alright. I'm convinced that the fist of a former roommate has left lasting effects on my printer; she's not as precise as she used to be.

The Beginning

My name is Duane Edwards; a freelance bass player, electric and contrabass, and music educator. Recently I relocated to Southern Maine for work purposes. The credentials I wield include a mighty BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music from the University of Maine at Augusta. My performances have spanned great distances (down to Boston and up to New Brunswick) and slightly smaller distances (a recent weeklong tour of Hallowell, ME). These attest to fluency in several musical styles and their corresponding dialects.

More information will be posted soon.

If you are interested in a booking or private lessons, please email me: uprightface@gmail.com