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Activity, Not Passivity: Raising Cultural Awareness
Lately, I've had the pleasure of getting into in-depth discussions with the thinkers behind Songkick, We7, and Slacker. It's been a great experience. One of the things that I've been bringing up in each of these talks is the nature of the mechanisms through which we consume music and the set of behaviors they promote. My ...
Video: A Darwinian Theory of Beauty in Music and Art
Humans are hard-wired to seek beauty in music and in the arts. This view comes from Denis Dutton, a philosophy professor and author of The Art Instinct. In this TED talk, Dutton explains his theory on beauty. Dutton believes that art, music and other beautiful things are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary ...
Chicago Bass Clarinetist Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore Releases Third CD "Three Kinds of Happiness," on Not Two Records - November 30, 2010
Featuring Jason Roebke (bass) and Michael Pride (drums) There are many who embrace tradition, and jazz's recent history is replete with acolytes of a certain era or style. Bass clarinetist Jason Stein is cut from a very different cloth however, and Three Kinds of Happiness, the new album by his trio, Locksmith Isidore, demonstrates just how ...
Chicago Live Jazz Music (November 19 - November 26, 2010) Schedule
Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates November 12th thru November 19th, 2010... (photo by JAZZzology: Here are some of the volunteers that helped make the 15th Annual Asian-American Jazz Fest possible for 2010...people in photo from left to right: Mayumi Lake, Akira Kakinuma, Akira Nakadaira, Kazutomo Osaki, Richard ...
Joe Morris and Luther Gray - Creatures (Nottwo, 2010)
Guitarist (and occasional bassist) Joe Morris and drummer Luther Gray have collaborated in a number of settings before, notably in the company of Petr Cancura on saxophone, with whom they made a couple of excellent albums last year. On this occasion they are a duo, creating music which develops in slowly and with nimble interaction building ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 19-25
Highlights, Last Week Kenny Barron, Kenny Barron and Kenny Barron. Not only was his “meet the artist" chat informative and uplifting (see blog, November 13), his quartet gigs in both Iowa City and Minneapolis affirmed the NEA's decision to name him a Jazz Master for 2010. And his bandmates, David Sanchez, Kim Thompson, Kyoshi Kitagawa (Iowa ...
Take Five With Steve Sacks
by AAJ Staff
Meet Steve Sacks: A jazz saxophonist/flutist and Harvard-trained musicologist, Steve, has for 35 years, focused his talents on the richness and diversity of Brazilian and Latin music. An internationalist fluent in five languages, and with twenty years experience on the New York music scene, Steve has performed, recorded and/or written for a wide variety ...
Jazz This Week: John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension, Mike Stern, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, and More
This week's jazz and creative music events in St. Louis include visits from two stellar guitarists known for their electrified explorations; two appearances by the too-rarely-seen drummer Charles “Bobo" Shaw; and lots more. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight through Saturday, guitarist Mike Stern is back at Jazz at the Bistro, accompanied by St. Louisans Dave ...
The Last Waltz Ensemble: Holiday Show and CD Release
SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR CELEBRATING THE BAND'S FINAL SHOW On Friday, November 19, 2010, Smiths Olde Bar in Atlanta will host The Last Waltz Ensemble's all star celebration of The Band's final show at Winterland for a seventh consecutive year. The show has become a tradition, an annual trek, a night for fans to dance, sing along, ...
Massive Attack/Thievery Corporation | California | Review | Pics
Words & Images by: L. Paul Mann Massive Attack/Thievery Corporation :: 11.05.10 :: Santa Barbara Bowl :: Santa Barbara, CA In the biggest double bill to descend on the Santa Barbara Bowl in the last few years, new music masters Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack closed out the 2010 season. As part of the Santa Barbara ...
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