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I am a pro. I am not satisfied with my range and endurance. Can I start BE without fear of loss of playing ability?

I did it, and it made me a much better player.There are periods of instability, but frankly my worst BE days were my former best days. BE is an indirect method. It does not require a direct manipulation of lip, tongue or whatever. It is a set of exercises that will develop your chops in a safe way. You can keep playing and still gradually change the way you play.

Trio Bert Lochs feat. Lydia van Dam

Nice live video's from a concert in Boxmeer. Filmed and edited by Juul Thielen, sound engineer: Guido Nieuwdorp, mix: Bert Lochs

Van Laar

Bert Lochs plays a Van Laar B8 trumpet and a van Laar B2 flugel. A customized Curry 10.5C trumpet mouthpiece and a self designed piece on his flugelhorn. Both pieces share a sixties (Ratzenberger) Jettone rim.

Reviews

'There are not many interesting trumpet players in jazz anyway, but Lochs, who provides an alternative to mainstream jazz on the Dutch scene, has now reached a point in his playing that one can easily establish that Lochs' sound can hardly be bettered.'

Ken Vos, Leidsch Dagblad