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Swing and the Blues: Still Essential Skills and Wisdom for Successful Jazz Musicians?
In what we anticipate will be a series of commentaries from young jazz musicians (in this case we're talking 20 and 30something artists). Our first respondent is the very thoughtful and grounded pianist Aaron Goldberg. Born & raised in Boston, Goldberg's advanced music studies began at age 17 at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary ...
"When Money Comes in the Door, Duende Goes out the Window"
By Steve Provizer Duende was first a fairy or goblin-like creature in Spanish and Latin American mythology. Eventually, it became a concept-something that you could have, or which inhabited you; a way of describing the passion inherent in flamenco or other folk musics. The concept has had two main popularizers: Frederico Garcia Lorca and George Frazier. ...
Top 10 Jazz Fashion Crimes
By Tim Tamashiro Jazz musicians are incredible at what they do. They are Ferrari's of musical capability and horsepower. So why are jazzers the perpetrators of so many crimes against fashion? I'm no expert when it comes to fashion but I do know that a suit and tie can go a long way for a gentleman ...
It's War Again: PCmag Flips RIAA the Bird
Just when it seemed music companies and Silicone Valley had found common ground, PCMag throws the drama back into 2005 hostilities. Moses Avalon If you ever had any doubt that the ISP industry is at war with music and other content providers, this should put the controversy to rest. When a popular consumer computer magazine acutely ...
Why Tiered Pricing Works on Concert Tickets
Early Tuesday morning, word got out that Kanye West would play a surprise show at the 550-person capacity Bowery Ballroom for later that night. The Bowery Ballroom is a fraction of the size of the arenas West will be selling out over the next year, and tickets for this unique experience were priced at $100 (with ...
"The Myth of 'The First'"
By Steve Provizer There's a guy who recently said he's identified the World's First Rock-and-Roll Song Id'ing the first of anything is alluring; even better than finding the Biggest Spruce Tree or the Skinniest Model. Arguing about the First Of Something has the same kind of endless circularity you get in a stoned conversation about “Best ...
A Journey to The Self: Tribute to Esbjorn Svensson / Trio
By Mehdi El Mouden He never claimed to play jazz and was often at pains to explain his music. Esbjorn Svensson could blend together electric frenzy along with jazz swing. The result is often a tripping music, punctuated with ending trance. The first notes leave the impression of climbing stairs. Repetitive, rapid and accompanied with drums, ...
Democratize Your Office Music Listening Sessions
Everyone knows that good music makes you work better. Bad music, on the other hand, kills your groove. And there's no perfect way to democratize office music listening sessions, because we all like different stuff. The Breakfast company has set out to make your cubicle life better. They've released Pandora and Last.fm branded station-rating terminals. Now ...
Epic Gives Up the Ghost: Gal President is Fired for Smoking Pot and Being a Bitch
Is the firing of Epic President, Amanda Ghost a sign that women are the new scapegoat for the “failing" music biz? Ah, what happened to the days when being a music executive meant you could party with the acts in your office, sleep late, yell at underlings and get rewarded even if your numbers were bad? ...
Jazzwax List: Pardon My Bop
If you're familiar with the music of the Doors, then you know that Jim Morrison was a fairly competent lyricist, in a drug-haze sort of way. His Warren Beatty looks made him highly charismatic, and his deep, masculine voice and bedroom eyes had a particularly hypnotic effect on women. On March 1, 1969, a stoned Morrison, ...
