Photographer/musician

[wamjam]

in line with the poll: photographers and chessplayers, who are photographers cum musicians here?

i play the percussions. into afrocuban, african, afrobrazilian, reggae, jazz and world music. 🙂

 

[Peter Klein]

I compose music ("classical"-genre chamber music, songs and choral stuff, mostly). I used to play the bassoon, but had to stop playing because of a carpal-tunnel type of injury.

--Peter

 

[wamjam]

I used to play the bassoon, but had to stop playing because of a carpal-tunnel type of injury.

--Peter

that's my biggest fear. my hand actually hurts right now using this mouse. gotta get a track ball. 🙂

 

[OldNick]

I played saxophone and clarinet, then advanced to oboe and eventually to bassoon for a short time. I passed my instruments on to my kids and grandkids. As time passes, I don't believe that these old fingers would be able to produce much action, and, for sure, the lip is gone.

Jim N.

 

[Gid]

I play guitar and piano and in the past, violin, mandolin and banjo. Played in various bands and solo, but not for quite a long time now. Also, until recently had a home studio and have composed music for amateur productions of the Tempest and Macbeth. Now very much play for my own pleasure.

 

[Mauro]

It is nice and interesting to discover so many music players!
I play flute and piccolo with the local windband: we will perform a concert in two weeks for the village patronal day, it will include a selection of Mozart's music, with the solo from the "Magic Flute" (I am quite excited!).

Mauro

 

[jano]

Piano and classical guitar. Trying to learn a little flamenco and blues, just to impress the girls 😉

 

[Azinko]

I'm a life-long brass musician with 45 years of playing on cornet, trumpet and flugle horn from a small boy,....currently a cornet soloist and instructor of young military musicians.

In my youth I was a keen competition chess player......

 

[GregB]

Electric guitar is my main instument but I also play a bit of bass, drums, harmonica, singing etc. I'm in a band at the moment, you could have a look at www.myspace.com/yozushi if you're interested. We do folk country, or something like that anyway!

Cheers!

Greg

 

[rover]

Does talent count?

Former trombone player who looks over his left shoulder to see my horn on a stand ready to go. I have been playing again, casually, for the past 8 months or so, to show my son that it can be done and support his desires if they develop. I do it for fun, for myself, which is good.

 

[nico]

Untalented bass player in a r'n'r cover band ...

 

[richard_l]

French horn - classical and jazz.

Richard

 

[ben lloyd]

I play electric guitar in a band, as well as doing some recording and mixing for other bands too. You can check us out at:
myspace.com/divedive

 

[Ken Ford]

Electric bass, poorly.

 

[Vagabond]

Acoustic guitar. Primarily finger style delta blues like Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, etc.

 

[ray_g]

Poor trumpet player. Now I just stick to blues on the harmonica.

Learned both from my Dad when I was a kid. Now my 6 yr-old son is huffin' and puffin' 🙂

 

[remrf]

I played drums in various local Jazz,country and rock bands for about 35 years.I also played symphonic percussion while in college. In the last few years of playing I expanded to keyboards as well. I built a couple different studios both in home and otherwise funded by writing and recording ad jingles and loops. I recorded a cd's worth of jazz/blues based music in my last home studio playing all the parts and doing all the vocals. I used an Ensonic sampling keyboard w/ 8 tracks sync'd to a four track reel to reel for the vocals. Later yet I used Cool Edit pro and did all the mixing directly to computer.

I still have all the gear to build a home studio again but haven't had the urge for several years.

 

[DougK]

Jazz and classical trumpet player, many moons ago. I play around with the ukulele and ocarina for fun, but I'm not very good.

 

[smileyguy]

Professional bass trombonist. Most of what I do is classical/orchestral stuff. I play with the Hamilton Philharmonic and Orchestra London both in Ontario. Early music gigs whenever they come along so I can play some sackbut. This weekend finds me in the pit for Lord of the Rings in Toronto. A few lucky gigs before they close in September. Woohoo!

 

[markinlondon]

Another guitarist here. I play mostly rootsy stuff ranging from American old time string band (acoustic) stuff to old school UK folk-rock (electric). My stage name is "turn it down" 🙂

Mark