THE QUARANTINE SERIES
Playlists & Livestreams
The "Quarantine Series" was born out of the 2020 Pandemic and continues to this day. It started off with piano soloing in the apartment, recording everything from improvised meditations & jazz standards to film scores, covers and hymns. These playlists grew to include "JK's Playground: Producer Series," and the livestream "Hangs." My hope is that it provides you with a little reprieve, just as it has done for me!
This portion of "JK's Sunday Hymns & Things" was dedicated to Prof. Gary Kirkpatrick.
Rest in Peace, Kind Sir
NEXT LIVESTREAM
JK's SUNDAY HYMNS & THINGS MAR 7, 3 PM EST
CELEBRATING CLARK TERRY
Happy 100th, CT!
DECEMBER 14, 2020
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
JK's PLAYGROUND
Piano Shootouts & Collaborations
This is a back-to-back improvisation using identical midi performances to illustrate the different types of uprights I like to use. The first is by VI Labs and is the newest of the bunch, a modern U upright piano. The second is from the Synthogy Ivory II Upright collection. I chose the Modern upright for this demonstration. The third is Native Instruments "The Gentleman." They are running through Liquid Sonic's 7th heaven reverb plugin as well as Logic's built-in compressor and Waves' L3 Multi Maximizer. If you'd like me to cover a particular piano or style, please let me know in the comments. Thanks!
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