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Interview: Ingar Zach

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
November 27, 2010

French-Norwegian quartet Dans les arbres create robust, improvised labyrinths of acoustic sound that emphasize texture, space, and dream-like contemplation. With titles such as “La Somnolence,” “L’Indifférence,” and “Le Détachement,” the group’s ECM debut—released in Europe in 2009 and this month in the US – explores the liminal spaces between sleep and consciousness, alienation and engagement, subject and object, stillness and movement. ANW caught up with percussionist Ingar Zach—who along with multi-instrumentalist Ivar Grydeland runs the SOFA imprint—to ask a few ...

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4 Latin Jazz Artists That I'm Thankful for - 2010!

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
November 26, 2010

It's become an annual tradition here at LJC to spend Thanksgiving Day looking back at several Latin Jazz artists that have had a profound effect on me during the past year. I generally spend the day with family and friends, cherishing the the close relationships that make my life full. My life wouldn't be complete without Latin Jazz though, the sights and sounds of the music have influenced me more than I could ever describe. More than anything, it's the ...

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Bela Fleck: Jingling All the Way

Source: JamBase
November 25, 2010

By Dennis Cook Christmas albums are usually the lowest form of rehashed money scraping there is, but there are exceptions. Once in a while a record comes along that actually adds something the canon, taking its place on the shelf next to the Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector. In 2008, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones released Jingle All The Way, a truly original, highly entertaining and, most of all, ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Jovino Santos Neto (Part 5)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
November 25, 2010

After a career filled with countless important musical interactions, pianist Jovino Santos Neto focused his energy on a more intimate artistic conversation. His early training led him through classical music, progressive rock, and jazz fusion, before he decided on a career outside of music. A meeting with composer Hermeto Pascoal changed his mind though, and he became a key member of the influential musician's band. Neto stayed with Pascoal's group for fifteen years, soaking in the composer's concepts and becoming ...

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Thank You for Paul Desmond

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 25, 2010

It has become a Rifftides tradition to remember Paul Desmond's birthday. The 86th anniversary of his birth coincides with the American celebration of Thanksgiving, as did the 51st, his last. For the occasion in 1976, Devra Hall cooked a turkey dinner for Desmond and her parents, Jim and Jane. She took the photograph that afternoon. Here's the story of the end of that part of the day, told by Devra in Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul ...

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Transparency in DC with Bobby Hill.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
November 24, 2010

MOM2. 1.Describe your discovery of Music. “I'm 51. When you say discovery of music, I am assuming that you mean what we affectionally call “the music." While still strongly into a jazz-fusion bag musically during my teens (Brand X, Return To Forever, Passport, Gong, etc.,), I sifted through my father's record collection and came across a John Coltane LP entitled 'Last Train,' a late 50's Prestige release. The opening selection 'By the Numbers' with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Art ...

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Gene Krupa: '46 and '47 Bands

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 24, 2010

To truly understand the big band era, you have to think of orchestra leaders as inventors. Instead of building better mousetraps, they assembled bands. And reassembled them. And reassembled them again. Three factors drove the tinkering: First were the commercial pressures to create music that large numbers of people would pay to hear. Second was the need to replace band members who departed or defected to other bands. And third was a personal and competitive search for the sound they ...

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On the Road with DJ Shadow Part 4: The Merchandising Approach

Source: HypeBot
November 23, 2010

Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. As they've crossed North America on tour, Michael has offered an exclusive look inside how they market and stay connected to fans. (Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) Only 2 more shows. I cannot believe it is almost over... I have never worked in a traditional retail store, but I am an entrepreneur and salesman by heart. As a kid (we're talking, like 8 years old) ...

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