Masters of Brass - Mark Nightingale - London Freelance & Jazz Trombonist - Trailer

Interview-Film auf Englisch von Jon Welch & Son Nguyen (ca. 96 Minuten; nur im Download - ca. 1 GB). Available in the Online Store at http://www.jonwelchmusic.com.

"I don't practice improvising." This is by far the most radical and unexpected comment we coaxed out of Mark Nightingale during our 90 minute interview. And it's true! Mark's God-given improvisational talents have their practical genesis in intense ear training exercises afforded him by an early teacher. And that's it! The rest has been simply "on the job" training. To Mark, improvisation is "instant composition", he hates repeating himself and he eagerly accepts the challenge of trying to play something fresh and new every night. He has refined the "idea-in" to "idea-out" cycle to instantaneousnous and that's quite an accomplishment. In addition to his revelations on improvisation, Mark walks us through his musical education, his university studies, the English National Youth Jazz Orchestra, turning pro in London, the London scene, his international triumphs and the large variety of projects and work he is involved with today including his new Mark Nightingale Quintet release "Out of the Box" which also features alto saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock. There are also great film excerpts of him performing in a variety of settings at the 2009 International Trombone Festival in Aarhus, Denmark including his featuring as a soloist in the world premiere of his very own "Our House" Concerto for Jazz Trombone and Chamber Orchestra, commissioned by the festival. You'll also experience Mark playfully battling it out in a duo with New York freelance and Rolling Stones trombonist Michael Davis as well as a part of Michael's "Absolute Trombone" concert group at the festival along with LA heavyweights Alex Isles and Bill Reichenbach as well as Erling Kroner from Denmark. Next to Mark's delicate playing in front of an orchestra, there are some definate hard-hitting moments in these sequences as the soft-spoken and quintessential English gentleman we encountered in conversation storms the microphone like a freight train that, chorus after chorus, just keeps on a comin'! Mark performs with a veracity that is downright infectious and in this film you'll get to know both sides of him intimately and witness how they unite into one of the greatest improvising artists on trombone on the planet today! Viva Mark Nightingale!

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[tdude129]

@dannvey Pretty sure it's by Dennis Rollins, but not sure of the name

[dannvey]

whats the song at the beginning

[Retrographer]

>londonbill: No matter what, humiliation on stage is not acceptable. Humour with a caring loving touch are how older and more experienced musicians should "correct" the younger guys. In my oooh over 40 years as a trombone player i have encountered these "humiliators" several times, but luckily i have also been lovingly tutored and cared for by wondeful people like Spiegel Wilcox, Al Grey, Richard Boone a.o...

[londonbill100]

I was a young aspiring trombonist in the 80's and Mark was already a great player. When I learned I was to be sitting next to him at a big band gig I was very excited. On the night I made a big mistake that was very exposed.

There was a cut that hadn't been marked on my part by the player I was depping for. Mark, along with the another trombonist, spent the rest of the gig humiliating me on the stage over it and I never recovered from that. Glad he did well though. He deserves his success.

[tromboneJTS]

sounds like it was recorded in a phone booth

[nickmusiclover]

that intro was sooo long. cool interview.