Intuition and Studying

During the 1st week after starting Music College, as 1st Tenor Sax in the Big Band, I was confronted with a chord chart for me to use to improvise over a section in a Sammy Nestico tune, a week later. Most of the chord symbols seemed alien to me so I set off with a […]

Complex Time Signatures – Introduction to the Concept of Pyramid Rhythms

Recordings of Ken improvising with these rhythms can be found here:   ‘Crooked Crooks Cracks’ by Ken Stubbs video/score   ‘Lonely Together’ by Ken Stubbs video/transcription   ‘Countdown’ by John Coltrane video/transcription     The inspiration for the development of what I have termed, Pyramid Rhythms, came mainly from 2 different sources.   Pyramid Rhythms […]