Sunday, June 3, 2012

Boners Part 2

Welcome to my blog post this week.  I'm going to continue talking about bone players that I like and hopefully you will like too.

This week I'd like to talk about Mr David Gibson.  I was lucky enough to see Dave Gibson play at the Fat Cat in 2010.  Here is a pic from that gig -

Dave Gibson/Jared Gold Quintet @ Fat Cat, July 3, 2010

Gibson originally from Oklahoma is now based in New York City.  He currently has 5 albums that he's released as a leader with the most recent of these being End of the Tunnel.

End of the Tunnel (Posi-Tone Records, 2011)

You can check out the other 4 albums here.  I have all of them and recommend all of them, but his last two are particularly good with the same band playing on both records.

I'm not going to say too much about David Gibson.  I'll post a few different videos and let them do the talking for me.  If you haven't heard Gibson before I hope you listen carefully and really check him out - he's such a soulful player and everything he plays has so much behind it, nothing fake here.

David Gibson along with Michael Dease is one of the reasons I got myself a Rath R4 trombone.  Michael Rath makes great trombones and these guys certainly get the most out of these beautifully made instruments.  Dease and Gibson feature on an album together along with James Burton III with a group simply entitled American Rath.  The album is called Going Somewhere and you can read a little more about the project here.  It's also available for purchase from Dillon Music.



Check out this very soulful video of David Gibson playing solo on the tune Autumn Leaves -




Here's a video from the recording session of Gibson's 2009 album A Little Somethin' - 




Gibson performing with Jazz Hip-Hop group Nickel & Dime Ops @ Smoke Jazz Club





Here is Gibson with the George Gee orchestra with whom he performs for regularly.  Check out his solo on the classic Blues in Frankie's Flat -



Here are a couple of videos of David Gibson with Victor Jones.  Enjoy!!



Well I think I've shown you enough that you can see and hear the class and skill that David Gibson plays with.  If you still want to see more then type his name into youtube and go nuts.  Meanwhile if you follow this link you should be able to see a video of me playing/hacking along to a David Gibson solo I transcribed about a year and a half ago.

You can also check out David Gibson at his website - http://jazzbone.org/ and/or "Like" him on Facebook - David Gibson Facebook Page





If you'd like to know or check out where I'm playing this week, my gigs for this week are as follows -

My upcoming gigs for this week -

June 6 - Chukale @ Livewire Bar, Treasury Casino, Brisbane - 8pm
June 7 - Chukale @ Cloudland, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane - 9.30pm
June 9- Tom Burlinson @ QPAC, Brisbane



Thanks for checking out my blog - one more video if you haven't had enough yet - my video of the week - Jose James (again!!) @ Le Poisson Rouge with Andy Hunter on bone as an added bonus.  Enjoy - 




cheers,




shane hannan

Monday, May 14, 2012

Boners

Hello and welcome back to my blog.  This week I'd like to start to share with you some of my favourite trombonists.

I'll start off with someone who I had my last trombone lesson with back in 2010 - Michael Dease.

During 2010 I traveled to New York and saw as many gigs as I could.  Before I left I was playing a small bore trombone with a tiny mouthpiece.  At that stage I had only recently discovered Michael Dease.  I was amazed at the great big mellow tone he produced, yet he was also still able to produce that 'zing' in his sound when needed.  After seeing a few gigs I realised that a lot of the guys who I was listening to generally play larger bore horns and larger mouthpieces, and during my lesson with Mike Dease he was quick to point out that I would do better with a bigger mouthpiece. 
Dease and band members from his 2010 release "Grace"

Upon my return from New York I tried a couple of larger mouthpieces I had and shortly after started playing on the biggest mouthpiece I had ever played on regularly.  I have continued to play on the same mouthpiece since and this just happens to be a Michael Dease model mouthpiece (Rath 5M.D.)  Later in the year I purchased a large bore horn as well.  I still play my small bore horn for a lot of situations but playing the larger mouthpiece has really changed my playing for the better.

Michale Dease has played and/or recorded with everybody which is amazing since he is only turning 30 years old this year.  Even more amazing is that he only took up trombone at the age of 18 and shortly after this was accepted to Julliard.  Dease currently has 4 albums as a leader which you can check out here.

Here is a clip of Michael Dease with his new project, "The Michael Dease Big Band", enjoy.
 

Here is the first Michael Dease thing I ever heard (thanks to YouTube)....scarily he's only 25 years old here.  Enjoy -







For my video of the week here is an artist I've just discovered in the last few days - Jose James.
Check it out and let me know what you think - I'm digging his sound and music a lot.  Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading.  More of my favourite trombonists coming in the following weeks.







My upcoming gigs for this next week -

May 16 - Chukale @ Livewire Bar, Treasury Casino, Brisbane - 8pm
May 17 - Chukale @ Cloudland, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane - 9.30pm
May 18 - Private Function, Brisbane






cheers,


shane hannan

Monday, May 7, 2012

The Road, EMO and Jazz Day

Hello blog readers!!  I'm posting a little later this week then I'd planned due to being on the road with Tom Burlinson.  Got to head North to some warmer weather in Mackay, Townsville and Cairns.  Always good fun being on the road with a good bunch of guys.
The view from my room - Beautiful weather as usual in Cairns


So I mentioned E.M.O. in my last blog.  E.M.O. is the Enthusiastic Musicians Orchestra - a big band performing almost exclusively original compositions and arrangements by local Brisbane and Australian composers.  The band just recently finished up a 3 month residency at The Turnaround Jazz Club.  The band is taking a little break at the moment before commencing another 3 month residency in August.  In the meantime if you would like to check out EMO and live in Brisbane you can see us for a one off gig at the Brisbane Powerhouse on June 14.  You can also check out EMO on iTunes or some live raw recordings from The Turnaround via EMO's blog.

EMO Album - One For B


Last Monday it was the first ever International Jazz Day.  You can read some info about the day here.
Brisbane celebrated Jazz Day with a parade led by Aussie Jazz Icon James Morrison and featured many local jazz musicians of all ages.  Here are some photos and a video from the fun day in Brisbane.
Jazz Day - Forbes, myself, Nathan, Josh, Shannon







Check out this cool photo I recently spotted of Mark Mullins from Bonerama and Harry Connick Jr -
Mark Mullins

Finally my video of the week.  I've been listening to a lot of Marshall Gilkes lately.  Here is a video of him performing his own composition "Downtime" with the WDR Big Band, which he is also a member of.
Enjoy -








My upcoming gigs for this next week -

May 9 - Chukale @ Livewire Bar, Treasury Casino, Brisbane - 8pm
May 10 - Chukale @ Cloudland, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane - 9.30pm



cheers,

shane hannan

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Welcome to my new blog...

Who am I: Shane Hannan

What do I do: Musician - trombonist - performer and educator

Purpose of this blog: A place where I can share with you some stuff I like, as well as upcoming events/gigs I'm involved with or think are worth sharing with the world


Welcome to my new blog which also coincides with my new Facebook Page - "Shane Hannan Music"
Please go on over to Facebook and "Like" my page.


So who do I play with, when and where?
The musical project I have been involved with longer then anything else, and also where you can catch me most regularly is with Chukale.  Chukale is an Afro-Cuban Salsa ensemble that was born in 2005 by percussion Maestro Gustavo Cereijo.  Chukale has held regular club residencies over the years at venues such as Barsoma, Alhambra, Uber, Casablanca and Cloudland.  As well as these residencies Chukale has performed at many festivals and played at many venues all over the country.
2011 saw the launch of Chukale's debut album Expedition partly recorded in Australia and partly in Cuba, and features some of Cuba's best and most legendary musicians.


At the moment Chukale performs every Thursday night from 9.30pm at Cloudland and during May, June and July will also be performing every Wednesday night at Brisbane's Treasury Casino in the Livewire Bar.


Here is a video of Chukale performing at there album launch at QPAC's Cascade Court Wunderbar -




Another band I have regularly worked with is E.M.O. (Enthusiastic Musicians Orchestra)
I'll share a little bit about this well respected ensemble in my next blog post.

I recently attended the Byron Bay Bluesfest with the lovely Emily Nelson and great friend Jason Smyth-Tomkins.  Highlights from this festival for me were Earth Wind & Fire, Trombone Shorty and Maceo Parker.  Here are a few pics I snapped on my phone -
Trombone Shorty




Ralph Johnson - Earth Wind and Fire




Verdine White - Earth Wind and Fire




Three remaining original members of Earth Wind and Fire
Philip Bailey - Earth Wind and Fire
Resting on the grass between shows
Great friends Nick Torpy and Mikael Strand representing on the bone with Dubmarine
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker






My upcoming gigs for this next week -

May 2, 8pm - Chukale @ Livewire Bar, Treasury Casino, Brisbane
May 3, 7.30pm - Tom Burlinson @ MECC Auditorium, Mackay
May 4, 8pm - Tom Burlinson @ Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville

May 5,7.30pm - Tom Burlinson @ Cairns Civic Theatre, Cairns







Finally for today, here is my favourite YouTube video for this week.  Hope you enjoy -



 

cheers,

shane hannan