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Ted Curson: We Shall Not Soon Forget
by AAJ Staff
By Ted Curson Too many jazz folks have left us this year. But in my career I have had the pleasure of at least a brush with many of them. Robin Kenyatta During the '60s, all musicians worth their salt were worried about their sound and their soloing ...
Malachi Thompson: The Evolution of Jazz and the Survival of Our Democratic Society
by AAJ Staff
I've written about jazz as a model for American democracy before, but only in passing. However, in light of voting rights issues that arose during the 2000 presidential election, the events surrounding the 9/11 attacks and what's most important---our government's response to those events---it dawned upon me that “Now's The Time" (Charlie Parker) for deeper reflection ...
Mark Masters: Honor Thy Fathers
by AAJ Staff
By Mark Masters Back in 1999, The American Jazz Institute embarked on a journey that has somehow lasted and continues to thrive at a small private college located in Southern California. The jazz program at Claremont McKenna College has three components. The first of which is a series of concerts that brings prominent ...
Ken Peplowski: Taking Back Music
by AAJ Staff
Ken Peplowski We live in a time where virtually everything is available to everyone (anytime) at the touch of a fingertip. Because the computer age has revolutionized the speed at which we both process information and produce information, there are a significantly greater number of choices available to the “entertainment consumer". Along with ...
Charli Persip: The View
by AAJ Staff
By Charli Persip I have been asked on numerous occasions, why do I have, as my main product, a big band. Of course the big band is not my only product, but it is my major pursuit. One of the reasons for having the big band is very simple - ...
Chris Chalfant: Balance
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of by Chris Chalfant Balance is such a key element in helping us move forward in our lives. As musicians, we are constantly challenged with this, especially with the relationship between economic and creative stability. When we have a lot of economic stability, often that means there is no creative ...
Jesse Dulman: Save Yourself...
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of Jesse Dulman One day last October at five in the afternoon, I had a solo tuba gig at a bar on the campus of Stony Brook University. On the trainride from Penn Station, I was sitting across from five ghetto kidz looking to sell candy out on Long Island ...
Giacomo Gates: The Five Spot - Zen and Now
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of Giacomo Gates On Sunday afternoon, February 8th, 2004, I did a performance at Wesleyan University, where I am part of the private lesson faculty. The gig was held at Russell House, a beautiful old mansion converted to performance spaces and Philosophy department offices. There was standing room only, with ...
Ken Hatfield: The Economics of Music
by AAJ Staff
By Ken Hatfield For the last quarter century jazz musicians have been increasingly marginalized by the shortsighted bottom line mentality that dominates the music industry. This same shortsighted approach in other industries is currently sending white-collar jobs overseas (to join the many blue-collar jobs that left over the past two decades), but that ...
Eric Mintel: The Way of Jazz
by Eric Mintel
For the past ten years I have led my quartet with many great performing opportunities. I've been playing the piano practically from the time I could crawl. My parents could always find me sitting at the piano and making up my own melodies. Composing came very early in life. Now at age 36, I ...
