December 2009
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NEW BLOG: I've Moved! →
New Year (almost), New Blog
For various reasons, I’ve decided to move the ‘ol blog to a new address. I was conflicted about doing so, as tumblr has been quite good to me for the past nine months or so, not to mention the fact that I’m losing the tumblr specific (so far as I can tell) “reblog” feature that I recently have found so useful.
Still, it’s hard to deny Wordpress, both for its...
Some Current Trends In Contemporary Classical... →
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On Free Improvisation
Free improvisation can be many things, two of the many possibilities being “amazing” and “dumb.” What distinguishes one from the other is a tricky matter to dissect, mainly because there are a ton of factors that go into even attempting a free improvisation. To be clear, what I’m referring to here is not free soloing. I’m not talking about playing a head (some semblance of harmonic and melodic...
Silent Score for a Sound Movie (Destination: OUT) →
Ornette Coleman wrote a soundtrack for a film that was never used….be sure to click “Part II” (under the picture) to get a taste.
Chet Baker's Revenge (Jazzblog.ca) →
Cameron Mizell of Musician Wages 2009 Wrap-Up →
cameronmizell:
Something You Learned This Year About The Music Industry:
Honestly, I didn’t have any epiphanies about the music industry this year. Nobody really knows what they’re talking about, and if there ever was a formula for success, it’s completely irrelevant in 2009. Until the dust settles, I just plan on working as hard as I can. It sounds cheesy, but if I can be a little better this...
The Jazz Loft Project: Elsewhere at NPR Music... →
Dave Douglas Quintet at Village Vanguard Stream at... →
adriennes:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Bill...
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cameronmizell:
“God Rest Ye Merry...
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Mosaic Records: Jazz Video Cafe →
“It’s all these kids that are really ramping up their vinyl collections,” Ms....”
– NYT
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Saturday Links
Sequenza21 summarizes the NYPhil’s new Contact! series in New Works, Free Tix!
Peter Hum has two posts on Christmas jazz; one short (Bad Christmas Jazz, Good Christmas Jazz) and one long (Grinchin’)
Greenleaf informs me that Kneebody is up for a Grammy in the classical crossover category for their Charles Ives record (which, for the record, I didn’t even know about), and they...
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On Surviving The Holidays
Don’t get me wrong. I have unconscious warm fuzzies going on in regards to this time of year, just like the next guy. But of all the things that you can’t control about this season, at least there is some comfort knowing that you don’t have to come face to face with your own death via “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas,” or some other equally brain-melting and...
Long Island Here I Come
This is my official first ever mobile post, but it’s for good reason. I just got word that I’ll be a workstudy at the SIM intensive this winter, and I’m incredibly excited. More on this later.
Philadelphia Trio Asks For Recording/French... →
