Minor Enclosure Pattern
Free Download: Major Scale Enclosures
Download the Free Major Scale Enclosure PDF here: Gerald Bailey Major Scale Enclosures
Diatonic Arpeggios in C
Download this free exercise here: Diatonic arp in C
New Macramé Brass EP!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0mRfEuFv97S7TpTuxclj48?si=2b84df6d8ba94cfc Bandcamp: https://geraldbailey.bandcamp.com/album/macram-brass https://geraldbailey.bandcamp.com/album/macram-brass Shortly before the pandemic Macramé Brass met up at Experimental Sound Studio to record one short set's worth of music. The idea was to simply capture some of the sounds and ideas that we developed during our monthly residencies at Dorian's Jazz Club and The California Clipper in Chicago. Meditation... Continue Reading →
Jazz at University of Indianapolis
Excited to join the Jazz Faculty at University of Indianapolis this fall! Duties will include individual trumpet class, rehearsals, brass sectionals and masterclasses.
Band, Orchestra and Technology Masterclass in Indianapolis
It was so nice to work with the jazz students of the Symphonic Youth Orchestra at Marian University in Indianapolis! We talked about improvisation and the combination of technology and acoustic instruments in practice and performance.
Download the new Faraway Plants LP!
Faraway Plants is available on most formats including Spotify and Amazon Music. Cover design by Sara Kay.
Komorebi
Komorebi is the Japanese word used to describe sunlight as it passes through trees. In this piece I play rich tones on the marimba which are paired with heavily dubbed spikes of zither. Each timbre enters representing the light passing through leaves and branches. At about midway through the improvisation, a trumpet enters soaring over... Continue Reading →
Rodan this Sunday April 8th.
I'll be playing at Rodan in Wicker Park Sunday April 8th with my new project featuring saxophonist Anthony Bruno.
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