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 also announced their Record of the Day program that sees the selected album selling for $7 (hard) $6 (FLAC) and $5 (MP3).
I also want to reiterate the existence of this website, one that I need to remember to take advantage of in the future.
And finally, Jason Parker has Cameron Mizell on his Makin’ It Happen series, who, among other projects, is responsible for this catchy cover (part of a series, and complete with traffic noise):
