Jay Friedman

OK, here we go. Goaded on by a goodly number of requests from trumpet players, I’m going to shoot my mouth off and give you my thoughts on strategies to Continue Reading →

I thought I would talk about some aspects of auditioning pertaining to the brass instrument family, that is trumpet, trombone, horn and tuba. Which excerpts on these instruments can someone Continue Reading →

I want to introduce you to a person that I’ve known for my entire adult life, and as a brass player/musician, you should know also. His name is Joseph Kreines. Continue Reading →

Since I’ve recently been appointed head of the wind and brass department and Principal guest conductor of the Chicago College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University, I thought it was time Continue Reading →

Hamlet: Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, as many of your players do, I had Continue Reading →