VLOG: Don't forget to play // Ep 83 

Great vlog! As for actually playing while practicing: I was in a workshop where Barry Harris told this story about practising songs: He visited Bud Powell in the morning asking him to go somewhere. He got the answer "no, I am practising Body And Soul" He comes back in the evening and gets exactly the same answer.

I don't know why listening to you wash dishes was so satisfying

You´re a role model to me, man. Thanks for sharing your journey!

Hi Bob, I'm not an acoustic expert but I do have to understand it for my job. While latex paint would bounce the sound back, I'm pretty sure a thin "stain" or "dye" would have very little effect on the performance of the fabric. Something like a very dilute acrylic paint for artists for instance or maybe some kind of fabric dye. I don't think you could match the walls though exactly though. Just riffing now but it would easy to recreate some of the classic bluenote album covers on this kind of canvas background with stains of blue and black paint for instance (I'm thinking of Saxophone Colossus). Also, I love these videos! I love everything about them but probably most impressed with the editing and how much content you manage to produce.

The coke in the bottles at Mexican restaurants is usually from Mexico. Which means it's made from Real Cane Sugar instead of the American Cans made from processed Gentically Modified corn syrup. It's definitely more tasty and better for you!

Amazing advices in here Bob! Thanks always for this beautiful vlog!!

I feel very privileged to go to music school, because what you get to do is play, play, play. Every day is at least two hours of either class, rehearsal or jam sessions and it's extremely noticeable how quickly people develop as musicians and improvisers when given the opportunity to do this.

I just saw Pat Metheny at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and I got to see his soundcheck, and you're right, he was right in the front of the stage warming up! It was super cool. Amazing show too!

Thank you for delivering so much more than I asked for, Bob! You're a great teacher, model and inspiration to all of us. Please keep these coming! :)

This was some of the best advice you've given yet! Thanks for a great vlog!

I saw Metheny with Potter twice. And I just came back from a McCaslin concert... they're all insane players. I'm a lucky 16 year old.

I love this one, keep up the great work and thank you for the inspiration!

That's Tom Scott actually (on Taxi Driver's soundtrack) your vlogs are dope Bob, keep 'em coming please! Peace from Paris, France.

Great lesson to think about. Thanks, Bob.

Bob I play Alto sax and I love Pat Methany as well.(His music takes you on a journey and brings you back).I saw him in concert a couple or more years back w/Lionel Mays.Phenomenal. I`m glad I subscribed to your channel. My name is Rocky and I wish you the best bro.

Good Advise...thank you for sharing. I had that feeling of needing to play while practicing recently because of that lockdown...and thats a really hilarious outro! Thank you :D

I enjoy the Vlogs. Very informative tips that apply to my life.

I just found out about the vlog yesterday from a friend. Thanks so much for the sharing, vrey inspiring! Can you please share with us your white practice board?

Lol (laugh out loud)! Excellent VLOG, Bob. Thanks much. Got a lot out of this one.

I saw the Unity band last year. Great show.

Great Music Wisdom

Minuano! So beautiful.

3:56 i thought i was the only one who does that to reeds haha

I listened to the Cannonball quintet at Chicago 1955 just now, with Coltrane instead of brother Nat. Cannonball invented nonstop; Coltrane"s solo sounded as if he was selecting from his 10 favo(u)rite patterns .

Hi Bob Could you do a video of you playing Blue Train? It's a great tune and I think it would be interesting to see you do a cover of it and also see how you construct a solo for it? Thanks

thx for showing the dish washing at the end, made my day

No se si me entendera soy de argentina, no hablo su idioma pero aprecio sus videos son excelente un saludo en la distancia

yesss! phase dance!!!!

The glass cokes taste better because it has natural sugar! Way better than that nasty high fructose corn syrup.

Its crazy how you sound almost identically the same on both horns.

Pat Metheny fuck yes