Crock members participated in a music teaching workshop featuring some fine improvisation instruction and music schooling from Jazz Pianist & Grammy Winner Arturo O’Farrill with members of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The day was covered by the Bend Bulletin who pulled together the following article as well as the video shown below. Special thanks to directory Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the chaos.
CROCK players performing with the Bend High Vocal Dynamics troupe at their Christmas Concert. Nice solo by bassist Christian George – and once again, special thanks to their music teacher Luke MacSween.
The CROCK team hit Flatbread again with their director Georges Bouhey in the Old Mill performing with members of the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble. Great performance training and music teaching in jazz and funk.
Here’s a clip of some CROCKers performing with the Central Oregon Community College’s Jazz Combo at their semester finale. Check out guitarist Damon George hitting the drums! Special thanks to their music instructor Rich Hurdle.
Members of the Cascades Rock Ensemble joined their music teachers Georges Bouhey and Warren Zaiger at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. Yet another great night of jazz music with some of the best music teachers in Bend, Oregon.
Here’s a clip of some CROCKers performing with the Bend High Vocal Dynamics troupe at their October premier. Special thanks to their incredibly talented vocal instructor and music teacher Luke MacSween.
Several CROCKERS kept up the jam late-night at Flatbread this week. Some of the best playing by the kids ever! Check out their solos on keys, guitar, and then bass. Amazing talent! Yet another example of what the best piano teachers, guitar teachers, bass teachers, and drum teachers are able to offer for music instruction in Bend, Oregon.
CROCK parents got some Jazz & Funk Music Schooling by Robert Walter’s 20th Congress at the Liquid Lounge in Bend, Oregon. Robert is one of America’s heaviest jazz-funk keyboardists. He and the Congress crew laid it out and gave us all some great real-world Piano Lessons, Drum Lessons, and Guitar Lessons. Check out the old-school rotating amplifer!
Last week some of the CROCK team sat-in again with their music teacher Georges Bouhey at Flatbread in the Old Mill. Another nice rendition of the Barrett Strong classic Money (last played in April at flatbread if you want to compare it). A great example of how listening and practicing with your guitar teacher, bass teacher, and drum teacher pays off for music students in Bend, Oregon.
Crock members Damon, Christian, & Laz participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Mel Brown and friends at Western Oregon University. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, jazz bands, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances on various stages as featured in the following clip.
Members of the Cascades Rock Ensemble were invited to join their music teacher Georges Bouhey and the Band Director at Bend High (Steve Anderson) at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. The clip features a nice rendition of Solar by Miles Davis. Another great night of jazz music with some of the best music teachers in Bend, Oregon.
The CROCK team rocked the Volcanic Theatre Saturday night with two sets of music for their Spring 2013 Season Finale. Set one was 35 minutes of jams included Bluse in F, Funk#49, After Midnight, Evil Ways, and Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Set two was 40 minutes of primarily new songs from this spring including The Chicken, Solar, Blue on Black, I Feel Good, and Love Me Two Times.These young, talented musicians took us to music school this time with some great drums, guitar, bass, piano, uke & conga playing. Here’s some highlights:
Blue on Black
Christian on lead vocals & Damon rips it on Guitar!
Kudos to their Voice Lessons and Electric Guitar Lessons in Bend Oregon.
Love Me Two Times
Nice vocals Damon, sweet triplets Hunter, & awesome solo Thayer!
I Feel Good
It’s all in the timing baby!
After Midnight
Check out Steven’s drum chops & Hunter on Congas!
Kudos to their Drum Teacher in Bend Oregon.
The Chicken
Laz rips up the keys & Christian thumps the Bass!
Kudos to their Piano Lessons and Bass Guitar Lessons in Bend Oregon.
Members of the Cascades Rock Ensemble were invited to join their music teacher Georges Bouhey at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend to play some Jazz for the monthly first Friday artwalk. Students from Georges Bouhey’s Jazz combo are also highlighted – and the evening wrapped up as it began with the JazzBros! ripping some tunes. Another excellent example of how music performance training and music teaching in the fundamentals of blues, rock, funk, and jazz pays-off.
CROCK members got some roots music schooling by The Sugar Beets at the Belfry in Sisters, Oregon. And it was a nice renuion as well. Crock Producer Jean George went to school in Boulder, CO with the sugar beets own Scotty Perey. Scotty and the crew lay it out and give us all some great real-world Piano Lessons, Guitar Lessons, and Voice Lessons. Not to mention the great rythm section and fiddle player. Good Times!
CROCK members got some reggae music schooling in the ways of Bob Marley and more at the Volcanic Theatre in Bend, Oregon. Nice work by the 2nd Hand Soldiers and our own Meshem Jackson on drums!
CROCK members got some jazz music schooling in the ways of Big Band Music at the Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon. Nice work by the Oregon Jazz Ensemble directed by Steve Owen! Here’s a GROOVY tune from Thad Jones (1966).
Here’s a clip of some of the CROCK team sitting-in with their music teacher Georges Bouhey at Flatbread in the Old Mill. A spontaneous rendition of the 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong Money. Not too shabby for a spontaneous jam of a random hit single. This is an excellent example of how the Cascades Rock performance training and music teaching in the fundamentals of blues, rock, funk, and jazz progressions pays-off.
The CROCK team rocked some music with the JazzBros! at McMenamins in downtown Bend, Oregon. The following is a compilation video featuring a rendition of Blues in F, Kenny Wayne Shepard’s Blue on Black, and Santana’s Evil Ways (w/guest keyboardist Eden visiting from GrrrlzRock in Eugene).After Crock the JazzBros! went into full swing and took us all to music school with some great drums, sax, & bass playing. Check out this brief clip from the second set. Thanks JazzBros!
Here’s the CROCK kids from Team Bachelor and Team Newberry competing at the Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon in the Central Oregon’s Got Talent fundraiser for Bend Park & Recreation’s adaptive sports program. Twenty different acts performed, from dance troupes to solo singers. The CROCK contingent of family and friends generated over $350 in ticket sales for a good cause. Special thanks to Sarah Thorsen of Bend Park & Recs, the sound & stage crew at the Tower Theatre, and our videographer Neil Costello.
The CROCK team was invited last night to join the JazzBros! at Franklin Crossing for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend, Oregon. The following is a compilation video featuring a rendition of Santana’s Evil Ways, After Midnight with a guest solo by Jon Corona schooling us on Tenor Sax, some cool jazz soloing by Georges Bouhey teaching drums with the JazzBros! Trio – and finished-off with some messing around with Georges on drums.
Crock members participated in a jazz music teaching workshop featuring some fine music instruction and schooling from Mel Brown in Bend, Oregon. Mel Brown Jazz Drummer is well known for his work with Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and more. Here’s some highlights:
[Photo] Cascades Rock Ensemble Drummer Steven George picking up a few pointers from Mel on the proper swing technique. All drummers got a chance to play, as did dozens of other kids on a variety of instruments. The workshop was kindly put on by the Jazz at the Oxford Series and is free of charge for young musicians to participate. Check it out here.
Special thanks to directory Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the chaos. And thanks to Mel Brown Jazz Drummer who is a true Gentlenman of Jazz musician and organizes a Music Camp for young musicians to learn and teach music which you can check out here.
And here’s a brief video from the very end showcasing all the participating young people who came out to play and learn drums, horns, keys, guitar, bass, and more. The tune of the day was the infamous Bags’ Groove off Miles Davis 1957 release. Enjoy!
Lest everyone thinks us Crockers are only about the Rock & Roll – here’s the culmination of some classical paino lessons. A music school performance by Christian & Damon on February 2, 2013 at the Sound Garden in Bend, OR. Special thanks to their piano and voice teacher Marianne Thomas.
CROCK members get some music schooling in the ways of funk at McMenamins in Bend, Oregon. Nice work Brown Edition!
Clyde Stubblefield is famous from his work recording with James Brown. Here’s a clip from an music teaching workshop he put on. Listen to how he describes how songs got started sometimes!
Here’s a brief clip of CROCK playing the classic 1961 Donald Bailey tune Comin’ Home Baby at Flatbread in the Old Mill. Courtesy of Georges Bouhey our illustrious music instructor and music director.
Here’s the culmination of our fall session. CROCK performed for the Cascades Academy Holiday program at the Century Center in Bend. The ensemble includes Laz Glickmann on keys; Damon, Christian, and Steven George on Guitar, Bass, & Drums (w/broken arm!); Judi Kelley on vocals, and Ryan Jasper on the second bass. Their first song is the classic Cannonball Adderley song written by Joe Zawinul back in 1966 called “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
The closing number was also from 1966, “After Midnight” by JJ Cale.
CROCK members caught caught a guitar lesson from Robert Cray ripping some blues at the Tower Theater.
Check out CROCK keyboardist Laz Glickman playing with Jeremy Pelt at the Oxford in Bend during a Jazz at the Oxford show. What an awesome music lesson for Laz!
CROCK members catching a guitar lesson from Steve Kimock at the Bend Fall Festival. Video from the front rown in downtown Bend. It was awesome!
Here’s a highlight reel of some founding members of CROCK doing their last performance in Austin with the School of Rock. Damon on lead guitar, Christian on Bass.
Cascades Rock Ensemble | A Performance Based Youth Music Program 