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Jazz Dynamics

2007-12-22 00:12:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...musical pallete. So why do so many jazz musicians play like they only know two volume levels - on and off? I suspect a lot of it has to do with the way bands are mixed, both live and on record. Musicians often aren't in the loop - the mix is often the responsibility of the sound guy, who quiet often isn't the most musical person in the room....
 
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Best jazz musician you haven't heard of - Anat Cohen?

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2007-06-11 20:38:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
...musicians do on clarinet, and has great chops and a rich, full tone on that most difficult of woodwinds. The same can be said of her work on saxophone. Her tenor playing (tenor seems to be her predominant horn) is both lush and muscular, full of inventive ideas, highly lyrical, and remarkably refreshing, in the way it stands out from the...
 
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Jazz Audience Part II: Jazz and Youth Soccer?

2007-06-09 20:44:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...music. I'm talking about taking a moment and saying "what's going on here?" To be continued
 
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Update: Yoshi's pulls CD

2007-06-02 12:20:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...music by black artists. Well, in today's San Francisco Chronicle , word comes that the club has decided to pull the CD, and is working on putting together a more diverse compilation. They had sold about 500 of the 1000 CDs printed, before they decided to pull them from their website and club store As I pointed out in my post yesterday, and...
 
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Jazz and Race - Yoshis 10th Anniversary CD controversy

2007-06-01 11:30:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...music at a number of venues, didn't have any black artists performing at one of their venues, Anna's Jazz Island, though a number of black artists are performing at other BDJF venues I don't have time to weigh in too much on the whole issue, other than to make a few comments, first about this particular situation and then the issue at large...
 
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Aging audience?

2007-05-28 11:09:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...music, and the various reactions people often have, such as denial. It's a major issue that faces almost all arts organizations to some extent, but really is not even an arts issue any more - overall our population is again. Teachers, government officials, corporate types - just thumb through any national publication and you'll likely see...
 
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Latin jazz vs. the jazz establishment?

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2007-05-26 14:42:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
...music, food, people dancing, and all of that stuff. It was a good concert, maybe not as good at the Palmieri or Sanchez shows, but it was without question a good time, and the very diverse crowd loved it. Latin jazz seems like a good entry point into the world of jazz for a lot of people, and I think presenters and radio should keep this in...
 
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Abbey Lincoln's songs

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2007-05-26 12:28:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
...musical terrain most often occupied by people like Cassandra Wilson, in a jazz/roots/folk sort of sound, with pedal steel, dobro/resonator guitar, accordion, etc Nate Chenin of the New York Times points out that this new setting makes sense, as Lincoln's songs often follow the verse-chorus-verse structure we associate with folk music. But to...
 
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Bill Charlap - Live at the Village Vanguard

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2007-05-23 18:51:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
...musicality and talent, it makes sense RIYL: Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Barry Harris, Bud Powell
 
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The Joyce Hatto Scandal and Jazz?

2007-05-22 20:05:00 by Joe M in JazzPortraits
 
...music from Count Basie (modern day Basie tracks were dubbed in to cover up Ray's original backup band). Supposedly a new project (also from producer Greg Field) is on the way that brings Ella Fitzgerald (back from the grave, or at least the vault) together with new tracks recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra These recordings are very...
 
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