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A peek into the unusual life of a working musician.

Friday, February 16, 2018

Goodbye Noosh

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As I prepare for a move to Albuquerque in the spring, I've anticipated a series of lasts: the last lesson, the last service leading the ...
Friday, January 12, 2018

Finding a Balance

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 Like many freelancers, I have trouble saying "no" to opportunities. No matter how many gigs I book, no matter how many students...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Transition

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I'm so excited about moving to Albuquerque in June. I'm also putting things in order in Atlanta before I leave. I teach approxim...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

2018 Goals

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I'm not much for holidays, but I do like New Year. It's an opportunity to reflect on what the old year has brought and give some d...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Making a Move

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Albuquerque as seen from Sandia Peak. It's time for a change – a big one. So much has happened in fourteen years of living in Atlan...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

Lessons to Learn, Always

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I played two gigs yesterday. One was my regular Sunday evening appearance playing solo jazz guitar at L'Thai, and the other was as part ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Finding the Path

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As a musician, I've struggled through career ending injuries and financial hardship trying to find my place in the world. Going through ...
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Tom Godfrey
Atlanta, GA, United States
When I suffered a lip injury that ended my career as a classical trombonist, I thought my life as a musician was finished, but I fell in love with music all over again when Santa gave me a guitar for Christmas in 2003. Even as I was struggling with my first chords, I was planning a new performance career. As a trombonist, I performed with the Heritage of America Band at Langley Air Force Base, the Ohio Light Opera, and in pick-up bands for touring acts that included Rosemary Clooney, George Burns, and the Manhattan Transfer. Reborn as a jazz guitarist, I sing and play my own solo arrangements of jazz classics, am half of the Godfrey and Guy duo, and hold the guitar chair in the Sentimental Journey Orchestra. I have been a freelance music copyist since 1995, served as Director of Music at Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation from 2011 to 2017, and currently serve as Contemporary Band Director at the same congregation.
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