Crock Bass guitarist Christian George is nearing graduation, so the Crock directors and friends got together to do some studio recording for his college applications. Special thanks to Georges Bouhey on Keys and Carl Lindgren on Drums!
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Crock bassist Christian 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 music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some fun music schooling with great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances on various stages as featured in the following clip.
Crock bassist Christian participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Steve Owen and his colleagues at the University of Oregon. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances as featured in the following clip.
Here’s some highlights of the Central Oregon Community College’s Jazz Big Band performing for their Summer 2015 semester finale. Check out Crock bass guitarist Christian George on the frettless! Special thanks to their music instructor Warren Zaiger.
Here’s some highlights of the Central Oregon Community College’s Jazz Big Band performing for their Winter/Spring 2015 semester finale. Check out Crock bass guitarist Christian George on the frettless! Special thanks to their music instructor Warren Zaiger.
Here’s some highlights of the Central Oregon Community College’s Jazz Big Band performing for their fall 2014 semester finale. Check out Crock bass guitarist Christian George on the frettless! Special thanks to their music instructor Warren Zaiger.
Crock members and students of the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble performed and participated in a music teaching workshop featuring some fine improvisation instruction and music schooling from members of King Louie’s Portland Blues Review III. Special thanks to director Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the event. Here’s a clip of these fine students:
Members of CROCK and the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble tore-up the Black Butte Porter stage at the Bend Roots Festival with the Jazz Bros! Special thanks to Mark Ransom for the invitation and all his efforts in fostering the festival – and for joining the band on stage for some rippin blues! And thank you Deschutes Brewery for the venue and the beer!
Here are three songs featured by these talented musicians:
CROCK member Christian joined musicians Georges Bouhey and Andy Armer 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.
Crock members Damon & Christian participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Steve Owen and his colleagues at the University of Oregon. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances as featured in the following clip.
Members of the CROCK team, the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble, and the Bend High Vocal Dynamics Troupe put together some simply fantastic performances to kick-off another great (AND FREE!) Jazz At The Oxford music teaching and music instruction workshop featuring internationally recognized jazz vocalist Mary Stallings. Special thanks to Ms Stallings for offering some great perspectives on her career in music, and to producer Marshall Glickman, director Georges Bouhey (filling-in for Max on drums who was out sick), the Oxford Hotel, and ALL the Jazz At The Oxford sponors!
Here are the four songs featured by these talented, young, student musicians:
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Cascades Rock Ensemble music school in Bend, Oregon was featured in central Oregon’s Hot Sauce Magazine for kids and teens. It’s a fun magazine about activities for kids. Several CROCK rockers were interviewed about their music lessons, drum lessons, guitar lessons, and music performance training within CROCK – and of course – about how much fun the whole gig is for them! Click on the thumbnail for more details.
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 participate in a jazz music teaching workshop featuring Grammy nominated jazz pianist & vocalist Karrin Allyson at Summit High School in Bend, Oregon. Here’s a shot of the auditorium full of kids.
Cascades Rock Ensemble | A Performance Based Youth Music Program 