Just a quick update, I'll be playing at the Laughlin River Lodge on Friday, June 9, 2023, with my Art of Jazz.  I'll be at the restaurant downstairs - the Bighorn Café.  They have some great food there, and I'll…

The following post originally appeared in the Charles Neuzil Music / Weekly Update - April 29, 2022 - Issue #45  

By Charles Neuzil

This past week I continued working on my technique for my trombone, spent some time on the…

Playing the trombone has always been a challenge for me, constantly trying to improve what I do.  This week has been no different. 

I continue to work on my sound, articulation, and flexibility.  Every day I do so by playing…

The following post originally appeared in the Charles Neuzil Music / Weekly Update - March 18, 2022 - Issue #39 

By Charles Neuzil

We are moving into March, and April is just around the corner.  I appreciate your checking in…

“Trane Reimagined” - The Inner Dimensions of Sound 

The latest video on the Charles Neuzil YouTube channel is a track I have entitled "Trane Reimagined."  This track began as a cover of the John Coltrane composition, "Lonnie's Lament."  This…

“gregor s” - Acid Techno, by DJ DrN 

View video here:  https://youtu.be/9u3QtskRiBE

This stemmed from a “use your voice” challenge from the Super Social Synth Society.  I use my voice to narrate the first paragraph of Franz Kafka’s famous short…

“Summertime” - Composed by George Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess 

Charles on Trombone, accompanied by his synthesizers 

Link to Video on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/n8-MAD9xB_k

"Summertime," by George Gershwin, has always been one of my favorite tunes, and over the…

“Christmas Time is Here” - Composed by Vince Guaraldi 

Charles on Trombone, accompaniment track by Steve Woody - Listen to the mp3 demo below

"Christmas Time is Here," by Vince Guaraldi, has always been my favorite Christmas tune,…

New upload on the Charles Neuzil Video Channel:  https://youtu.be/CCYfAx7GXVw

For some time now I have had an interest in Carnatic music, the classical music of Southern India.  Carnatic music is vocal music, and most pieces are meant to be sung.…

The latest video on the Charles Neuzil Music YouTube Channel is my version of Duke Ellington’s “Caravan,” as inspired by the “Cut-up Technique” of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.   

In this video my trombone takes the lead, backed…

The latest offering by Charles Neuzil Music, The Inner Dimensions of Sound, on the Charles Neuzil Music YouTube Channel is inspired by a fugue from J.S. Bach’s Three 3-Voice Preludes & Fugues from The Well Tempered Clavier. 

This proved to…

The lastest offering from The Art of Jazz, The Inner Dimensions of Sound, is this interpretation of J.S. Bach's Suite in E minor for Lute, specifically, the Bourree.  However, I transposed it to G minor for a number of reasons,…