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Gary Bartz, Jazz Education & Improvisation 20 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
An interesting interview with Gary Bartz on All About Jazz which I was alerted to via @freeformjazzy on Twitter. He makes some interesting observations regarding the jazz study programs and young stud...
R.I.P. Cedar Walton 19 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
News filtered through on Twitter today that the much loved hard bop pianist and composer Cedar Anthony Walton jr. passed away this morning. Born on January 17, 1934 in Dallas, Texas, Walton played as ...
Listening Booth: half year round-up, Jazz, pt.2 12 Jul 2013 | 01:36 pm
Well, my plan went belly up, so I will have to finish this at a later date. Among the remaining releases I have jotted down notes for (from approxomately January to late June 2013) are Tylor Ho Bynum ...
Listening Booth: half year round-up, Jazz, pt.1 10 Jul 2013 | 12:30 am
The next couple of days, I will be posting thoughts on some of the records I've heard these past 6 months, by and large 2013 releases, that I haven't reviewed for Musikkmagasinet or in any other capac...
Listening Booth: reviewed albums w/ grades, 2nd quarter (April to June), 2013 1 Jul 2013 | 01:50 pm
Steve Coleman & Five Elements: Functional Arrhythmias (Pi Recordings) - 8 (Reviewed for Musikkmagasint/Klassekampen April 15., 2013: 5 out of 6) Billy Martin's Wicked Knee: Heels Over Head (Amulet Re...
The Yeezus conundrum 20 Jun 2013 | 04:47 pm
If the music has lyrics, they matter. Some people do them better than others, some put more care and effort into them than others do, some words may seem more prominent or salient than others do. But...
Listening Booth: reviewed albums w/ grades, January to March, 2013 2 Apr 2013 | 07:17 pm
Haven't posted notes with any regularity of late, to put it mildly. I'm hoping to rectify that over the coming weeks. The below are albums and EPs that I've reviewed in 2013 up until this week for Mus...
Treasure: Griot Galaxy "Androgyny" - live in 1984 11 Feb 2013 | 07:02 pm
Music history is filled with artists and recordings that remain rare or obscure to us for a myriad of reasons. Jazz arguably more so than other genres. Some may have been projects, one offs or long st...
Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris Feb. 10 1947 - Ja. 29 2013 30 Jan 2013 | 11:58 am
I received the sad news late last night that cornetist, arranger and "conductionist" Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris passed away only 65 years old, succumbing to cancer which he was diagnosed with last yea...
The 2012 Jazz Critics' Poll 11 Jan 2013 | 09:57 pm
The now Rhapsody hosted Jazz Critics' Poll results for 2012 were announced yesterday. My ballot can be found here (scroll down. More comments regarding my fave jazz albums of the year here, posted on ...
