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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Recognizing Reptet
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's check out some videos of Reptet, a Seattle-based band that will be making their St. Louis debut next Saturday, May 14 at 2720 Cherokee. With two brass, two reeds, bass and drums, the six-member Reptet incorporates a variety of influences, including jazz, funk, cartoon music, New Orleans brass bands and their Eastern European equivalents, into multi-part compositions often featuring several changes in tempo, mood and style. All the brass and reed ...
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A Treasure Trove of Jazz from Norman Granz
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
Norman Granz was the producer of the famous Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series, a constantly changing all-star jazz band that toured the United States and Europe from 1945 to 1959 and at one time or another included just about every significant jazz artist of the day. He was also a record producer and founder of Verve Records,among other labels.
Granz was born in Los Angeles of Jewish immigrant parents,a background that may help explain his lifelong battle against racism,particularly ...
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Spencer Strand Wants To Give The Drummers Some With His Latest Play Along Release: "The Test Of Time Volume 10"
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JCM Media
Nashville,—There's no doubt that Spencer Strand knows the groove. A well-respected drummer, publisher of instructional materials and product specialist, Strand really has an understanding of how to teach and live deep pocket playing. So, it's no surprise that his current release, The Test Of Time Volume 10 of Turn It Up & Lay It Down, demonstrates his further commitment to providing drummers with a great learning experience, which is fun and challenging. Volume 10 features 74 compelling play-along tracks, created ...
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Tristano and the Robots
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The animated digital robot spoofs springing up on the internet include several aimed at the jazz-insider culture, in particular at the hipper-than-thou talk exchanged among students of the art who may be ever so slightly over-educated and just too cool—but not too cool for words. There are plenty of words in these cartoons. One of the most inviting targets for robot satire is the school of musicians who pattern themselves on the playing and teachings of Lennie Tristano and his ...
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