Tim Price Bloggin' For Rico- Coda for Colony Records NYC- Gone in a NY Minute-.< Tim Price - John Gross NYC concert this Friday.>

Colony Records, the famed sheet music and memorabilia store on Broadway at 49th Street in Manhattan, closed its doors after 64 years.Richard Turk, a co-owner of the store, cited the expenses of doing business in Times Square, and the Internet's impact on his industry as reasons for closing. "In the book business, the video business, and the music business, the downloadable aspect is the determining factor of those stores closing," he said. "We've done everything we can to hold the fort for as long as we can and the time has come." Colony is home to one of the largest sheet music collections in the country. Musicians and concertgoers know it as a place to find everything from a “Mary Poppins” score to a Sondheim karaoke recording to a Beatles “Yellow Submarine” alarm clock.Harold “Nappy” Grossbardt and his partner, Sidney Turk, founded Colony Music Center on 52nd Street and Broadway in 1948. It became a fixture of Tin Pan Alley, New York's music publishing industry, and a drop-in spot for songwriters and music industry people. Specializing in vinyl and sheet music, it was known to carry a lot of the odd and unusual material smaller stores couldn't stock.Colony underwent a number of expansions, moving in 1971 to its present location in the Brill Building. Famously open until 2 am, it was a haunt for night owls who prowled the area’s jazz clubs WHO KNEW knowing tunes was the bread and butter of the art form. Filmmakers including Nora Ephron and Woody Allen sought the store’s help in finding music for their scripts.

The loss of such a store- and an asset to every member of the community...is horrid. Nothing can replace it. Lets also not forget the volume of music paper, score pads and parts paper. I'm sad to see this place go....very sad. Thank you to all the people, staff and workers at COLONY through the years- You are always in my thoughts and music. I'm going to miss that corner.

ALSO....Don't forget...this Friday ; SAXOPHONE WORKSHOP & CONCERT WITH JOHN GROSS & TIM PRICE Friday September 28th New York City. AT- MICHIKO STUDIOS ( Roberto's 2ed floor ) 149 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036 @ Roberto's Winds and Michiko Studios At 7:00....Join jazz legend John Gross for a saxophone workshop on Multiphonics for the Saxophone & jazz improvisation. John Gross is the author of "185 Multiphonics for the Saxophone, A Practical Guide" published by Advance Music. At 8:15....hear tenor saxophonist John Gross & tenor saxophonist & multi-woodwind player Tim Price & friends perform a jazz concert. Please attend- this is music for the sake of music-

Try your best to attend our concert this month too. Friday September 28th New York City. AT- MICHIKO STUDIOS ( Roberto's 2ed floor ) 149 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036 @ Roberto's Winds and Michiko Studios At 7:00....Join jazz legend John Gross for a saxophone workshop on Multiphonics for the Saxophone & jazz improvisation. John Gross is the author of "185 Multiphonics for the Saxophone, A Practical Guide" published by Advance Music. At 8:15....hear tenor saxophonist John Gross & tenor saxophonist & multi-woodwind player Tim Price & friends perform a jazz concert. FEE- FREE!Thank you Rico reeds! Dig it - this is music for the sake of music.

And- Let me add this ; SKYPE SAXOPHONE LESSONS WITH TIM PRICE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk0E5OdKgY8 STUDY WITH TIM PRICE IN 2012 ON SKYPE....All levels are welcome. Taught two students today on Skype...one in England, and the other in Japan! Pretty amazing and great way to connect educationally with me These students are making the same solid progress as my in-person students. Personalized Lessons in your home. Using Skype. Learn on line from recording artist, author and jazz educator. ( New School Jazz Dept. and Long Island University, and Selmer & Rico clinician) I will listen to you play, make suggestions & offer practice regimens. My online lessons will focus your practicing for maximum progress towards creating immediate results. My approach is simple. It combines discipline, creativity & with musical knowledge. Your playing is examined in real time, on line, Then you are assisted to reach a new goal right there ! Take advantage of Tim Price's 35 plus years of teaching, performing, recording & writing experience. Step by step online videos to help you improve your playing at a logical pace. On screen spoken help explaining how to reach your next level. All levels are welcome. SEE YOU SOON~ Tim Price . . . .