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Flamenco Y Jazz Caminan Por Distintas Sendas De Protección Institucional

by Francisco Julio Arenas Cabello
November 7, 2026

Se cumplen nueve décadas desde que acallaron la voz del poeta español, Federico García Lorca (Granada, 1898-Granada, 18 de agosto de 1936), asesinado durante la Guerra Civil española. Sin embargo, su mirada sobre el duende--expresión de una emoción profunda y oscura--y el blues, forjada tanto por Granada como por Harlem, sigue viva y necesitada de protección ...

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A Minor Bait with a Major Switch—Disembodied Chords and the “Social Construction” of Major and Minor

by Kurt Ellenberger
October 28, 2026

PreambleI have written two articles on how we process and perceive music. The first is entitled Music and Evolution: Hearing Math, Seeing Sound, and other Unanswered Questions. It shows how our brains process sound by recognizing symmetry (consonance) in sound waves and how it supplies a “solution" to complex waveforms (dissonance) by projecting the closest symmetrical ...

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Flamenco And Jazz Continue Along Different Paths Toward Institutional Recognition

by Francisco Julio Arenas Cabello
October 25, 2026

Nine decades have passed since the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca (Granada, 1898--Granada, August 18, 1936) was silenced. Yet his vision of duende--an expression of deep, dark emotion--and the blues, shaped both by Granada and Harlem, remains alive and in need of institutional protection. This exploration compares the explicit and robust cultural support given by Spain ...

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Enrico Pieranunzi, Right Now

by Todd M. Carlsen
October 12, 2026

Enrico Pieranunzi turned seventy-six in December 2025. Skip the tribute. He's busy--delivering four masterclass releases across 2026. The solo piano session Ennio Morricone--The Piano Sessions by Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Sugar, 2026). A mostly-duo album with guitar, Evanscape (Bonsaï Music, 2026). A jazz-classical record with an orchestra, Improclassica (Abeat, 2025). A quartet with tenor saxophone, Perspectives (Red ...

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The Myth of the Holy Trinity—It's Actually the Big Four

by Todd M. Carlsen
May 29, 2026

There is a received wisdom in jazz that goes unchallenged. The greatest female jazz vocalists are a fixed trio: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. Critics repeat it. Jazz education enshrines it. This is one of the great misreadings in American music history. Peggy Lee is the third seat. She also holds a ...

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He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby

by Kurt Ellenberger
March 30, 2026

I. Introduction Thomas Dolby is one of the most prominent and recognizable synth pop artists of the '80s. His carefully crafted brand as the bookish, bespeckled “mad synthesizer scientist" was perfect for the time period when MTV emerged as a dominant force in the music industry. MTV made the music video an essential part of an ...

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Andy Wasserman, George Russell, and the Living Lineage of the Lydian Chromatic Concept

by Patrick Doyle
March 4, 2026

Few theoretical works have altered the course of modern jazz as profoundly as George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. Fewer still have had their legacy preserved with the depth of care, fidelity, and lived musicianship that Andy Wasserman has devoted to it for more than four decades. For over 40 years, Wasserman ...

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Make Him an Offer He Can't Refuse: Tony Bennett and Mafia Films

by Peter Wogan
February 22, 2026

Tony Bennett's song “I Wanna Be Around" (1962) pulls the listener in interesting directions. It contains Ralph Sharon's playful piano notes, the cheerful C major key, and Tony Bennett's silky smooth voice--yet the lyrics are all about vengeance and deriving joy from another person's suffering. As Bennett sings, “And that's when I'll discover that revenge is ...

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Have A Holly, Jazzy Christmas

by Kurt Ellenberger
December 21, 2025

In my music history classes, particularly in November and December, students have often asked me about the relationship between jazz and Christmas: “Why are so many popular Christmas songs so jazzy?" It is a good question--indeed, many of the most popular secular Christmas music does have a jazz flavor, while a few are actually jazz. There ...

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The Plaintive Sigh of a Sonic Doppelgänger: Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 3

by Kurt Ellenberger
July 10, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Sad Song Survey Why Minor Chords and Minor Keys are Sad: Meet the Sonic Phantoms in the EtherTo begin our investigation into the hidden cause of our peculiar perception of minor chords and keys, we will listen to a trombone quartet playing a C minor ...