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Rich Willey’s Laid Back Volume 1
With a focus on accessible melodies and infectious grooves, this collection offers a refreshing alternative to the academic side of jazz. Digital Download.
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Rich Willey’s Boptism Big Band — Down & Dirty
Rich has finally had several of his original tunes expertly scored for 18-piece big band by arrangers Michael Abene, Gordon Goodwin, Wally Minko and Chris Walden.
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Rich Willey • Laid Back Volume 1 • featuring John Swana • Digital DownloadWith a focus on accessible melodies and infectious grooves, this collection offers a refreshing alternative to the academic side of jazz. It is music that invites the listener to relax and enjoy, yet possesses a sophisticated depth that will satisfy even the elite jazz purist. In a return to the heart of the tradition, this set proves that jazz can—and should—make you feel good.
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Rich Willey’s Boptism Big Band — Down & Dirty — Digital DownloadHear the best musicians in Los Angeles (and that means the best musicians in the world) play arrangements by the best big band arrangers in the business.
Michael Abene, Gordon Goodwin, Wally Minko, Chris Walden plus original tunes by Rich Willey adds up to an exceptionally enjoyable listening experience.
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Rich Willey’s Boptism Funk Band — Conspiracy — Digital DownloadRich gets back to the original essence of jazz: dance music, fun and enjoyable to listen to, accessible to pretty much everybody. Tireless composer that he is, Rich has been busy cooking up these memorable and singable funk melodies to delight and amuse, not to confound and confuse. 😉
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Online Trumpet & Trombone Instruction
Rich Willey, devoted student of Dr. Donald S. “Doc” Reinhardt, teaches trumpet and trombone students according to what he learned during his eight years of private, in-person study with “Doc” (including attendance at two of Reinhardt’s three-day teacher’s clinics) between 1978 and 1986. Online trumpet lessons and online trombone lessons are the perfect alternative to traveling great distances. Rich offers “chops” and/or “improv” lessons online.
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Add Brass Tracks to Your Recording
Rich Willey offers virtual recording session services by providing brass tracks for composers and producers of many music and commercial media sound tracks (TV, film, video games & library). Rich composes, arranges, and records trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet and tuba parts using a Royer R-122 ribbon mic, a Neumann TLM 193 large-diaphragm condenser mic as well as an Electro Voice RE20 dynamic cardioid mic for 100% guaranteed Pro Tools tracks that lay right into your project.