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Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective: Reflections
by Chris May
In an inspired piece of programming, London's Barbican Centre presented the then virtually unknown harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and her quartet as one of the support bands on its November 18, 2017 one-nighter A Concert for Alice and John, a show headlined by Pharoah Sanders. It would be an exaggeration to say Bzhezhinska stole the show (see “Pharoah Sanders" above), but she was sensational, offering up fresh readings of Alice Coltrane tunes and a few originals, accompanied by Tony Kofi on ...
read moreMaintaining Your Sanity While The Music Biz Is On Holiday Break
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HypeBot
While the holidays can be a festive and relaxing time for some, those particularly tuned into the music industry and its many happenings may find the annual slump far less welcome. Here we look at how and why the seasonal slowdown can actually be beneficial for even the most motivated music biz workaholics. Guest post from Haulix Daily If you are reading this post, then there is a reasonably good chance you are feeling more than a little bored. Maybe ...
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Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright
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It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective action and issued a warning to the current Librarian of Congress. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Tech Solutions As you may have read, the newly appointed Librarian of Congress terminated the head of the U.S. Copyright Office (called the “Register of Copyrights”) through a process that I believe ...
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The Insanity Hoax Becomes An E-! And It's Free For Two Days!
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Dr. Judith Schlesinger
In a belated acknowledgment of 21st century technology, All About Jazz's own columnist/reviewer Dr. Judith Schlesinger has finally made her acclaimed book, The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the myth of the mad genius into a Kindle edition. Even better: for two days, The Insanity Hoax will be available on amazon.com for free (and she's only telling her friends at AAJ). You can still get the paperback on amazon, as well as signed copies at the author's web site (cleverly called theinsanityhoax.com), ...
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The Insanity Hoax Receives First Honor
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Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the myth of the mad genius, by our senior reviewer and columnist Dr. Judith Schlesinger, has just been chosen as a “new and “notable book" by the prestigious and long-running Skeptical Inquirer, “the magazine for science and reason." The book was chosen because it effectively challenges one of society's most unreasonable and unscientific notions: that creativity and mental disorder are always bundled together. The Insanity Hoax is the first book to comprehensively demonstrate that great talent ...
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"The Insanity Hoax; Exposing the Myth of the Mad Genius" by Dr. Judith Schlesinger is Now Available
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Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Are you musicians crazy, or just creative? New book provides liberating answers to these old questions Psychologist, musician, and long-time All About Jazz contributor Dr. Judith Schlesinger has finished The Insanity Hoax; Exposing the Myth of the Mad Genius. Based on thirty years of scholarly research as well as creative and therapeutic experience (but a fun read, by all reports), the book is now available at Amazon. Creative does not equal Crazy There's a long-running and cherished expectation that the ...
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Rally to Restore Sanity: Tweedy and Staples, the Roots, Sheryl Crow
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JamBase
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT NOON; SEVERAL UNANNOUNCED MUSICAL GUESTS On Saturday, October 30, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will hold their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington D.C. The National Park Service only approved the permit for the rally today, and the 60- page-plus document reveals some information regarding the musical guests. The festivities kick off at Noon with a 40 minute performance by The Roots. After entrances from Stewart and Colbert and readings from actors Sam Waterston ...
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James Morrison and Sanity.com set to put on the worlds biggest web jam
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All About Jazz
Jazz fans from around the globe are invited to jam with Australian Jazz multi-instrumentalist James Morrison live on the Internet. On February 18th at 2pm, a one-hour James Morrison concert will feature 'The World's Biggest Jam' where fans in front of their computers, can jam live with James and his Sextet then enter their recordings for the worldwide competition. James has especially arranged 2 of his original charts Sydney By Night from “Postcards From Downunder" & “The Master Plan" from ...
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