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For String Quartet Composed by Nick Payne

Composed and conducted by Nick Payne Soloist: Brian Horton - tenor saxophone The title, “Vim,” means lively or energetic spirit and comes from the Latin word vis, which means energy or force. In composing this piece, I attempted to capture the feeling of a gradually changing, energetic force.

Analysis of Dexter Gordons’s Solo on “Blue Bossa” from Biting the Apple - 0:00 Explanation of Theme and Variations - 7:56 Chord-Scale Theory - 12:40 Improvisation Exercises Using Dexter Gordon Licks - 27:13 “Blue Bossa” Exercise - 40:40

In this lecture, I discuss my dissertation titled "A Musical Conversation: Interaction in Flamenco Jazz."

The Tarrant County College Jazz Ensemble Conducted by Nick Payne. “Besame Mucho” - 0:13 Commentary (dynamics) - 3:40 Commentary (improvisation) - 9:27 “Nardis” (introduction) - 15:51 Commentary (building energy, rhythmic complexity, balance) - 22:14 Commentary - 32:36

Jazz Piano Lesson Video - “Stella by Starlight” “Stella by Starlight” Left-Hand Techniques - 0:00 Rhythmic Techniques for Solo Piano - 11:18 The Importance of Active Listening - 17:15 Methods of Practicing Solo Piano - 18:23 More about Active Listening - 20:00

Nocturne, Op 9: No 2 in E Flat Major composed by Frédéric Chopin Performed by Nick Payne

"Dark Vines" Composed by Nick Payne Nick Payne - Fender Rhodes Piano

"Danny Boy" Arranged by Nick Payne Nick Payne - Piano

"Stella by Starlight" Composed by Victor Young Nick Payne - Piano

Nick Payne - Music Lecture: "Musical Interaction in Contemporary Flamenco Jazz"

This transcription is discussed in an article titled “The Musicality of Birds: From Charles Darwin to Hermeto Pascoal,” which I published in the scholarly journal Jazz Education in Research and Practice. Click the following link to read the article. rb.gy/bxf7fd

Original music, sound effects, narration, and foley art by Nick Payne

“Souvenirs de Montmartre” (memories of Montmartre) Composed and conducted by Nick Payne Soloists: Brian Horton - tenor saxophone Brenton Wolfe - flugelhorn The inspiration for this piece came from my background of listening to the music of Romantic era composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as Impressionist composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. In compo...

"Navigating The Near East" - The Nick Payne Jazz Orchestra

"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans"

"Body and Soul" arranged by Nick Payne

Nick Payne's solo on "Ask Me Now" by Thelonious Monk