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Submitted by Secret Society
Is this the first time the New York Times has published an entire piece focused on a single signature drum groove? David Segal’s survey of the Purdue Shuffle is full of fantastic details. The “news” hook for on the article is ostensibly Bernard Purdie joining the pit for the current revival of [...]
Tom Garcia’s neck modification
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
A few weeks ago a saxophonist named Thomas Garcia moved into the house across the street from me. Tom is an accomplished machinist as well as being a talented saxophonist. His hobby is making unique modifications to his horns. One of his modifications is something that I actually had considered [...]
Lagging
Submitted by this SHAPE OF JAZZ
Sorry posts have been slow lately. I have been having a lot of projects going which has been pulling myself away from the blog. I just wanted to drop in and posts some interesting tidbits.Howard Mandel made a great post about Cecil Taylor in honor of his 80th birthday.
Taylor belongs [...]
Happy Feet!
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Today’s Paul Whitemen’s birthday, which for me is simply an excuse to post this crazy little acid trip from King of Jazz: Happy Feet
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Eric Dolphy Live in Illinois
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Eric Dolphy is, I suspect, a problem for historians of jazz. On the one hand, he was surely one of the most inventive composers of the jazz era. On the other, it is not see easy to trace his influence in the way that Coltrane or Ornette Coleman’s silhouettes are visible [...]
Pee Wee
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Few sound like Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969). Best known, perhaps, as a traditionalist, he came up with Jack Teagarden, worked with Bix and was a mainstay with Eddie Condon.
But you may be surprised to learn he played with Monk at Newport, and his 60s group (albums: Ask Me Now! and New Groove) [...]
Jazz with Strings
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Recording with a string orchestra behind is one of the temptations that jazz soloists frequently succumb to. It doesn’t always work out. But strings can make the most obscure bop tenor palatable to a larger audience by packaging him in a thick coating of sugar. I am doubting that this pays [...]
Jerry Bergonzi instructional videos
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Thomas Trulsson has put together a playlist of a bunch of Jerry Bergonzi instructional videos on YouTube. These videos were produced by the Rico Reed company.
Jerry Bergonzi instructional videos
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Don’t it always seem to go
Submitted by Secret Society
Back before IAJE’s untimely demise (the real story of which has yet to be told and probably never will), their annual conference was kind of like the jazz version of SXSW. Except way smaller, geekier, and more insular. The “deal makers and gatekeepers” (such as they are in our little corner of the [...]
Rare recording of Trane practicing Four
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Over at Larry’s Improv Page Tony Miceli has posted recording of Trane practicing Four with a drummer, possibly Elvin, who sounds like he’s playing on the bed. This could be a glimpse into Trane’s road practice habits.
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Evidence of Genius
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
I find it curious that Thelonious Monk’s middle name was Sphere. What was that about? Perhaps no composer in the history of jazz has so often or so accurately been described as “angular.” Monk always seems to be coming at the melody from an obscure, if not noneuclidean angle. Monk was [...]
Abdullah Ibrahim
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
In piano trios, horns are conspicuous by their absence. That’s a political theory joke. Look up Leo Strauss. I like the sound of the saxophone, along with the bigger horns like the bass clarinet or the baritone sax. So when I listen to piano trios, it seems very quiet and subtle. [...]
Arrival, departure, and, very soon after
Submitted by Secret Society
So the other thing that is happening is that I’ve been invited to to go Frankfurt from April 19 to April 25 to rehearse and record some of my music with the HR Bigband. The recording will be broadcast (and, I think, webcast) on HR radio later in the year. I have heard great [...]
Many thangs is on my mind, words in the way
Submitted by Secret Society
So recently I’ve been fortunate enough to have received support from the following organizations, and I’d like to give them a public shout-out:
The Canada Council for the Arts approved my application to the “Grants to Professional Musicians (Individuals) - Non-Classical Music Program,” which has that snappy, rolls-off-the-tongue quality for which Canadian federal agencies [...]
More Miles at Stockholm
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
What a splendid chunk of jazz the Miles Quintet at Stockholm box has turned out to be. I listened to disc 1, with Trane playing, while driving around town today. I believe it is the March 22, 1960 concert. Two of the numbers are from Kind of Blue: ‘So What’, and [...]
Jazz Photography - Toshiko Akiyoshi
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Toshiko Akiyosh conducts the Seattle Jazz Repertory Jazz Orchestra during a performance at Nordstrom Hall on March 7th 2009
I wanted to run another image from a fantastic and entertaining performance, by internationally renowned, award-winning composer, pianist, and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi . She lead the SRJO in a concert of big band [...]
Susan Carr
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Susan Carr just before performing at Egan’s Ballard Jam House last month
“The jazz-vocals world has plenty of belters, few screamers. Susan M. Carr is neither. But the singer of jazz and popular song, and of many other styles, can lay claim to a most unusual
skill and line of work. A seasoned performer of [...]
Jovino Santos Neto
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Jovino Santos Neto
The Golden Ear Awards for 2006 were given out on Monday Jan 29th 2007 and were held at EMP. The weekend was full of music there and this shot of and Jovino playing was made on Saturday the 27th. It was an evening of Brazilian Jazz with Jovino Santos Neto - [...]
Taran’s Free Jazz Hour blog
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Taran’s Free Jazz Hour is a French radio show that also has a killer blog. This site is a goldmine of quality content- interview, videos, music and articles. Be sure to check out the interview with my buddy Bert “Wheels” Wilson.
Taran’s Free Jazz Hour blog
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In Europe and America there’s a growing feeling of hysteria
Submitted by Secret Society
The Society has some upcoming engagements to announce.
On May 8, we will be kicking off New Amsterdam’s Undiscovered Islands, a month-long new festival at Galapagos Arts Space. This is also the official pre-release show for Infernal Machines — the record goes on sale May 12, but you can pick up an advance [...]
May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live
Submitted by Jazz Suite
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Down Beat’s time machine: Artie Shaw
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Back when Swing was king and Down Beat used to care about such things, the magazine covered all the great bands. Here is a look from the Down Beat archives at Artie Shaw’s new band, circa 1941. Good stuff! Sphere: Related Content
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An Online Encyclopedia of Jazz Artists!
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
This is what Al Gore invented the internet for! Jazz.com is hosting an Encyclopedia of Jazz Artists, edited by Lewis Porter. I discovered it about twenty minutes ago, but it looks like a dream come true. Long entries on every jazzman I ever heard of. The music is the thing, but [...]
Miles Davis Quintet Stockholm 1960
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
I have posted on the advantages and disadvantages of the boxed set. There is really only one drawback, but it’s significant. It’s just harder to remember what you have and have not listened to recently, and that often means that a lot of the box goes unappreciated for long stretches. But [...]
Norbert Stein’s Pat Workbook for saxophone technique
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Here’s free download of a great saxophone technique book by the prolific and highly accomplished Norbert Stein:
Pata Music Workbook
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