Archive for June, 2009
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Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Here’s a rarely played Konitz tune that Dan Gaynor transcribed. The melody is tricky, although it looks quite easy at first glance. Click on the charts above for larger printable versions.
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The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
JazzTimes has an interview with saxophonist, arranger, composer, John Zorn, who comes off as less a jazz man than some minor god or at least an angel of music pretending to be a jazz man. According to the article, Zorn records five to ten discs a year. He doesn’t own a [...]
For the ‘bone fans
Submitted by Jazz Suite
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. You can never have enough trombones!
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Fate
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Huey Long, who, among other stops, played guitar for the Ink Spots, died at the age of 105. Chance lifted a shoe shine boy on an 80-year odyssey, making music with the greats.. Read about his amazing life here. Sphere: Related Content
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Berkman’s Workmen
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
My copy of the Penguin Guide to Jazz is not the most recent edition. I was somewhat shocked to discover, when I thumbed through the Ninth Edition, that piano David Berkman’s entry had disappeared. In my copy the piano man is described as “a composer of substance.” This certainly seems right [...]
Rome is burning you can taste the embers
Submitted by Secret Society
OMG you guys did you hear JazzTimes is going under? I can’t believe no one in the blogosphere is talking about it!
Kidding, of course. In the event that rock you’ve been under has been feeling really, really comfy… rumors of financial troubles at “the other jazz magazine” began last week on Howard [...]
“Chops” by Bruce Broder
Submitted by this SHAPE OF JAZZ
I just got this sent to my inbox. A new documentary by Bruce Broder called Chops is out.
Here’s the synopsis taken from their site:
CHOPS tells the story of a group of kids with extraordinary musical ability who learn to make the most of their gifts in an acclaimed public school [...]
Must’ve missed the sign that said it was a fire sale
Submitted by Secret Society
Please be advised that the fabulously stylish and highly desirable Secret Society T-Shirts are almost completely sold out. Our friends at Hemlock Ink will be silkcreening a new batch for us shortly, but meanwhile, we are blowing out our remaining inventory for a mere $10 each. These freshly discounted shirts are available [...]
Road Shots Part Three - May 30-June 1
Submitted by Secret Society
Moers Big Top skylight
Well now… this final tourblogging installment is rather embarrassingly tardy, i’n’t?
In my defense, I’ve been pretty severely under the weather ever since returning from Europe. I only just barely held it together for our gig in Philly last Friday, and after that I basically spent the entire weekend in [...]
Troubling news from JazzTimes
Submitted by Jazz Suite
An Important Message From JazzTimes Management
By JazzTimes
To our readers and members of the jazz community:
JazzTimes has temporarily suspended publication of the magazine and has furloughed the bulk of its staff while it finalizes a sale of its assets. The brand and operation will undergo reorganization and restructuring in order to remain competitive [...]
Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano Project @ the Tugboat
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
This Saturday my Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano Project will be playing at the Tugboat Brewing Co. This group hasn’t performed since the Cave closed and Dan Gaynor moved to NYC, but since Dan was back in town for a visit we decided to dust off all of our insanely difficult Konitz [...]
Phil Kelly Big Band Group Portrait
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Phil Kelly has been working on a new CD project out at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville recently. I got to make a panoramic photo of the whole band on a break out behind the studio. Phil is seated at right.
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Let the Sunshine In
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Sun Ra, that is. You don’t have to be insane to do jazz, but it might help. Herman Poole Blount, who I gather legally changed his name to Le Sony’r Ra, was pretty far out there. Sun Ra, as he styled himself in the musical world, claimed to be from Saturn. [...]
Chuck Isreals’ Jazz Arranging Online- FREE!
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Chuck Isreals has a bunch of great of interactive Jazz arranging lessons online. You can listen to audio clips of all the examples. The clips are all recorded using the Garritan Jazz/Big Band sample library. This is a great resource by written one of the top Jazz educators in the [...]
Farewell Sam Butera
Submitted by Jazz Suite
Saxophonist Sam Butera passed away following a long illness.
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Jazz Blog rankings
Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
I just got an email from a company called Invesq Consulting, a web research and consulting company.
“Hi David,
Maybe you’re interested to know that you’re ranked at #14 on the Jazz
blogs top 25 in blogRank.
http://www.invesp.com/blog-rank/Jazz
This list tracks close to 20,000 blogs and evaluates them based on 16
different factors. The algorithm we [...]
Jerry Dodgion Portrait
Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Jerry Dodgion was in town this weekend playing in a big band making a recording with Phil Kelly. He told me he needed a new portrait for publicity since he has some gigs coming up in the San Francisco Bay area. He grabbed his sax and we got together and made this portrait. [...]
Infernal Machines now available
Submitted by Secret Society
Infernal Machines now available from New Amsterdam Records
CD+Digital Download or Download-Only
Digital downloads also available from…
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Road Shots - May 29
Submitted by Secret Society
Ryan Keberle, Jen Wharton, Mike Fahie, Sam Sadigursky
Our too-short stay in Amsterdam (would love to actually spend time in the city at some point) wrapped up at noon on May 29, as we lit out of town and headed for Dortmund. Google Maps had this pegged as a 2.5 hour trip , [...]
Euro express
Submitted by Secret Society
Back in Brooklyn. More photos and (post-)tourblogging to come.
Briefly, though: I’ve had a few inquires from our new European fans looking for our CD — yes, New Amsterdam ships worldwide, and shipping costs are reasonable. Also, no matter where you are in the world, you get instant access to downloadable MP3s when [...]
Jim Snidero & Joe Henderson
Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
The “Sixties” was, in most ways, the most disastrous period in the history of Western Culture. Bad art and horrid architecture. Horrific fashion design (bell bottom jeans!). Incredibly stupid popular movies (Love Story). There was so great Rock and Roll, but most other bled and warped. Classical music never recovered. Jazz [...]
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