Bill McBirnie - Jazz Flute Trio - Phase 2

[xRocco3D]

(From Catalonia) uaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuu! fantastic!!!

[XescoRivaroa]

Quin solo!

és fantàstic!

Salut Bill !!!!

[BennyMax37]

Bravo, good sound and much swing.

[apixx77]

Wait- the tag says improv- that's sick! Nice work.

[Lot2learn]

Great solo Bill! Your lines are terrific!

[billmcb]

(...Wow!...I'll take that from you, Roger!!!...)

[ElCubanoConguero]

politics aside - this guy can play

[wholetones]

Hi Bill, This sounds great! I need to more of a handle on the Bebop lines! Check out my vids and let me know what you think. Cheers. Matt.

[billmcb]

(...Listen to Hampton Hawes!... :-)

[papaginou]

Bill: absolutely fantastic playing!! blessings!

[ElCubanoConguero]

swinging Kansas City style for sure.

[tevetsela]

You are great Bill!!

I enjoyed it very much :-)

[groovesguru]

Bill, I've been really enjoying listening to these clips at the moment. Nice band sound you got, tasty playing from all.

Going to explore some of your albums. Keep grooving!

[marcellaus19]

you are very great man I gotta show my best friend some of your stuff! love jazz!!!!

[trumpetchump]

That kicks ass....where is your calendar? I want to check you out live!!

Great Job!!

[billmcb]

...I now maintain a gig listing at MySpace!...(Thanks for listening!)...

[KillerFlutejuice401]

Very nice Bill, Now where can I get a CD?

[billmcb]

You can get them from Indie Pool (Canada) of CD Baby (the US).

There are also some direct links at my billmcb YouTube channel where you can obtain CDs directly.

Sincerely (and thanks),

Bill McBirnie

[fuzzyslippuh]

what kind of guitar is he playing? I love the tone

[hikawadai]

すばらしい！！

[alekzander90]

What CD of yours would you recommend me buying?

[billmcb]

...That is a tricky question... :-)

If you go to MySpace, CDBaby and/or iTunes, then you can get some idea of what is on each CD. Hopefully, that would make the selection process easier! (NOTE: MySpace will have complete tracks while the other sites will have clips only,)

Thanks for listening in any event!

Sincerely,

Bill McBirnie

P.S. "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is on my latest CD, Paco Paco.

[kylegeee]

this is ultra groovy.

[wholetones]

This is quality playing Bill! Lovely solo.

Thanks.Matt Mckay, uk.

[Icybearg450]

superb!!

loved it!!

[billmcb]

...then post a video response!...

(p.s. can you play the flute at all?)

[pnebenzahl]

Watching this morning reaffirms that Bill is a national treasure. What a marvelous flutist, great sound + ideas + swing, just killer! Yes, Bill, Hubert and you, maybe Herbie and a few other cats. You're up there!

- Paul

[flagros]

Why don't those of us posting these favorable comments purchase a CD or two of Mr. McBirnie from his site? I know he and his family would appreciate it, especially at Christmas time.

[billmcb]

...This observation is both "good" and "true"...

(Thanks, flagros!)

Sincerely,

Bill McBirnie

[JJ600RR]

I love the clarity and vibrant sound of your flute playing sir.

[CONCHYA]

You are quite wonderful! I cannot get enough of it. Thank You! CONCHYA in Seattle

[conpon]

there is something spine tingling about the clarity this guy gets out of that flute, awesome playing my man, i'm not normally a fan of the flute but you have most certainly converted me!

[kylegeee]

this is hot. really good sound.

[delarosa1183]

Jazz can incorporate pretty much every music instrument you can think of. My favorites are the xylophone, piano and b3 organ.

[Renee11123]

I'm a begginer flutist(age 14) so I have never thought flute could be in jazz. I always thought jazz had only brasswinds in it before my friend told me she played the flute at the jazz festival in 2008.

[loxodonta74]

The best straight ahead Jazz flute I think I ever heard.....Thanks for posting. Do you have a schedule of appearances posted anywhere?

[billmcb]

Check out MySpace for more samples and a gig listing>

[Pletet]

probably the best thing on youtube!

[flagros]

I'm with you, my friend!

[jules10109]

he he. That toddler knows good music to dance to when he hears it. XD

[ltrain]

hey Bill

Just wondering what the name of the song is?

[billmcb]

..."East of the Sun (West of the Moon)"...

[SaXDuDe17]

i'm a saxophonist but this proves jazz is awesome on any instrument.(except violin GRRR)

Great Job!!! love it

[billmcb]

Mike:

I studied classical flute with Robert Aitken for about a year and a half, Cuban flute with Richard Egues for about a week and jazz theory with Frank Falco for about six months - but most is a result of self-study, transcribing and simply playing along with records - over many, many years.

Sincerely,

Bill McBirnie

[mikenelli57]

Was wondering where you studied and how long have you been workin on that awesome style?

My goodness, to be that fluid would set me free!  Mikenelli Seattle Wa

[fmz0507]

I like to your works, I like impromptu Age:13 Wellcome to watch my videos,and please give me  some comments.i can play the bass.

[SoulByDzyne]

Beautiful!

[jakedaboxer]

lol my name is jake mcbirnie ummmmmmmmm lol

[cheesygreendinosaurs]

i play flute in a jazz band, and this is really inspiring!! i hope to gain a lot of experience in my flute playing career so i can catch up to your wonderful style!!!

and the kid made me giggle. =)

[ManwithAx]

Great playing Bill. You guys swing. Love it.

[selmer1938]

Nice Bill, real nice!

[fender1961sg]

Das groovt ja richtig üppig.

Bravo!

[KillerFlutejuice401]

That is what i'm talking about,That was wonderful,even the baby in the video thought so,I enjoyed it so much I saved it.you have my Respect,Thank you:o)

[tofutel]

This is nice! I want a CD!! Sell me one.

[billmcb]

tofutel:

Just trace click on "billmcb" and you will find direct links to a site here in Canada where you can buy the CDs! (They are also available at CD Baby.)

Thanks for listening!

Sincerely,

Bill McBirnie

(P.S. Of course, the CDs are...studio quality!)

[robnchris]

hey bill, one of my dreams is coming true on the tuesday night of the jazz fest. Me and you are both playing with brenda carrol. This makes me happy and very stressed out. Im practicing out of fear at this point ;)

[harbinger320]

swings like you're from KC... nice. any more?

[eldus]

Amazing! I loved it! I'm getting more and more into jazz with my flute, and this was very inspiring. =)

[ninaflute]

Have you seen my flute videos yet? Tell me what you think. They are classical but some say I have a jazzy undertone--listen to my Ibert. Thanks.

[cuntwars]

i may be a newbi to jazz but man does that sink in nice :) thx to the poster

[billmcb]

(...Don't get me in trouble now!...)

[valvetrom]

Wowee, good stuff

[huck89]

brilliant..

[zingerz]

east of the sun and west of the moon, for anyone who was wondering

[tororapido]

Bill...post more please!! It's so nice. I gave it five stars.

[jakedaboxer]

my name jake mcbirnie mabye wer r in the same famliy

[cynikalmusic]

Do a show in London, England :D

Gwan.

[adn10gr]

buenissimo... q pedazo de Solo... jejejeje

[robnchris]

Hey, I study with bill. Hes a great educator as well as one of the worlds finest jazz flautists. Hmm and hubert laws make up about 95 percent of the flute listening i do...and im a jazz flute player :s

[StrawberrySong]

Very Nice ^_^

[VanillaFog]

Mmmm.. Beautiful. <3

[UKJazzCat]

Way to go! Me like. Excellent feel to this piece. Got my foot tapping away. Great stuff, guys.

[boulejazz]

Great player. Great ideas, chops, feel, tone. You've got it happening man. Thanks.

[jazzflutist]

Very nice. Would be good to hear some more of Bill McBirnie and band on YouTube.

Lovely sound, excellent style. Will recommend to others.

[drmalone]

More Bill McBirnie--give a listen!