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Showing posts with label trombone. Show all posts

Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Most Talented Family You've (Probably) Never Heard of

This week, I stumbled upon this video. The quality isn't great, but it's incredible to watch:


That's Gunhild Carling. After seeing that, I had to watch more videos of her, and I found out that her whole family is that talented. The Carling family is from Sweden and they've been performing since the early 1980s. I can't believe the amount of talent they have. They play multiple instruments, sing, and dance. According to their web site, her mother plays banjo, violin, drums, and double bass; her father plays trumpet; her brother Max plays violin and clarinet; her sister Gerd plays piano, harp, organ, trombone, alto sax, and vibraphone; her brother Ulf plays drums; and Gunhild plays...well, watch the video montage below:


I also really enjoyed the following clip from a concert her jazz band did (and the video and audio quality is excellent). She fronts the band, playing trumpet and trombone, singing, and directing. It's a little long (3 songs), but worth it. There are guest dancers for the first song, she wrote the second song (which I love), and her father wrote the third song. Several Carling family members are in this clip (mother on banjo, father on trumpet, brother Max on clarinet (and I think sax), and brother Ulf on drums).


I want to be like her when I grow up.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Some Good Trombone Music

A fellow band member sent this to me, and I think it's a really good piece. Especially when they add other parts (duets, quartets, etc.). Also, check out ~6:00 in; I got to play with Jiggs when he was a guest of our jazz ensemble in college. Good to see he's still at it. Lots of big names in this video.


They also provide free sheet music to print for all parts, including brass quintets/ensembles (not just trombones), if anyone out there is interested! Makes me want to start a trombone/brass group!