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Randy Hunter Jazz

Making music fun for students and teachers

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Greetings to One and All,
I am a full-time private educator and performing musician in the Atlanta area. While I make no claims of greatness as a performing musician, I do strive for excellence and play well. You can listen to my audio clips, which by the way, are primarily excerpts from my educational series of jazz method books, and make your own judgments.
I do consider myself, however, to be a very good educator, especially for students in the first 5-6 years of learning to play. Since I've devoted many years of my life to private teaching (50-70 students weekly since 1985), I thought I could begin making my contribution to jazz education at large by writing a series of jazz etude books. Thus, in 2001, came the inception of "Complete Jazz Styles, Introductory Etudes in Jazz Conception."
After a reasonable amount of success with this first book, including endorsements from folks like Randy Brecker, Joe Lovano, Bobby Shew, Mark Colby, John Fedchock, and many more, I had to continue writing. Next came "Complete Jazz Styles" Duet and Etude 2 Books. My most recent publication, "Set the Stage; Jazz Combo/Small Group Arrangements and Instruction" is also off to a decent start. You can check out a review just published in the 2007-08 Jazz Education Guide included with the October issues of Jazz Times Magazine.
If you have a chance and would like to check out some free MP3 and PDF downloads from any or all of my books, please visit my main web site at: www.randyhunterjazz.com.
A jazz teacher locater page is available through a link from the randyhunterjazz.com home page. This is a free service, so please feel free to register if you are a teacher or browse if you are a student...no obligation. A "Free Stuff" page is also located at my site with etudes, duets, improv lessons, transcriptions, manuscript paper, and more.
Please note that I am available as a freelance musician in the Atlanta area. If you are looking for a band for a private event or club engagement, drop me a note. I work with several different bands and can likely provide just what you want.
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Randy
Danger Zone from Set the Stage Jazz Combo Method. Performed by Randy Hunter/Bari Sax, Guy Fenocchi/Guitar, Tim Nash/Drums, Jez Graham/Piano, John Hancotte/Bass, Karl Liberatore/Trumpet, Bob Lewis/Trombone, and David Freeman/Tenor Sax.

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Member Since: 6/3/2007
Band Website: randyhunterjazz.com
Influences: Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Joe Lovano, John Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington Jr., Michael Brecker, and the list goes on and on.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Saxophone Embouchure

Understanding the role of the facial muscles, lips, and teeth in creating the sound is essential to producing a quality saxophone tone. Most importantly, these components should work together to form ...
Posted by Randy Hunter Jazz on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST