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Monthly Archives: June 2010
The day the horns sounded
With all the hype and “buzz” around the US World Cup team this year, the boys over at Owl Studios, namely Rich Dole, decided to add a little excitement to the mix with his latest blog post. We all know … Continue reading
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Tagged indy jazz fest, Miles Davis, Owl Studios, Rich Dole, So What, South Africa, US Soccer, vuvuzela, World Cup
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One hundred years in the making
Inside Indiana Business recently reported that Indiana University East and Gennett Records partent company, Starr-Gennett Foundation Inc., are releasing 300+ recordings in digital format through the university. This is great news for jazz fans as the label helped to establish … Continue reading
Best of the best or best of the rest?
After reading the NPR blog post about the best albums released from the first six months of this year, there were some mixed reactions from its readers. One thing that was great to see was multiple mentions of Indianapolis based … Continue reading
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Tagged Abacus, Frank Glover, indianapolis, indy jazz fest, jazz, jazz album of the year, NPR, NPR Music, Owl Studios
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Giant Steps! (and trips)
John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, as an album, was the first album that consisted solely of ‘Trane’s compositions. The first track off of this album and one of ‘Trane’s greatest compositions, Giant Steps, was a milestone for jazz musicians’ progress, given … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar Walton, Coltrane changes, Giant Steps, Improvising, John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Unrehearsed
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Is Jazz Dead?
When the organizers of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal aka Montreal Jazz Festival announced this year’s lineup, it seemed strange to have The Moody Blues as headliners. This seems to be the trend of many “jazz” festivals around the … Continue reading
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Tagged Doobie Brothers, indy jazz fest, jazz, Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Moody Blues, Music Festival
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Today in Jazz
Louis Armstrong records West End Blues 1928. Armstrong played a solo considered among the finest recordings in jazz history in an eight-bar section near the end of the record. Tweet
BP Oil Spill: It Ain't My Fault
The BP oil spill ain’t my fault, but give me some peace of mind by watching and downloading this benefit track by Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, The Preservation Hall Band, Trombone Shorty, and Tim Robbins. This track was recorded for … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Aid, It Ain't My Fault, jazz, Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, New Orleans, Oil, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Smokey Johnson, Spill, Tim Robbins, Trombone Shorty
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Today in Jazz
Benny Carter records his Songbooks, Vol. 1 and 2, 1995. Evansville’s Sid Catlett was a member of Carter’s first swing band in the early 1930s. Tweet
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Tagged Benny Carter, Evansville, indy jazz fest, jazz, saxophone, Sid Catlett, trumpet
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Today in Jazz
Bass saxophonist Adrian Rollini born 1904 in New York, NY. Rollini died of mercury poisoning when the feeding tube in his stomach, weighted down by mercury, broke and he was exposed. Tweet
The Soul of Summertime
The late, great Ray Charles and Cleo Lain did their version of Summertime, creating a unique sound and character to the song. Laine is also an incredible singer who has received numerous awards throughout the years for her theater, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnegie Hall, Cleo Laine, Grammy Award, indy jazz fest, jazz, Order of the British Empire, Ray Charles, summertime, The Muppet Show
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Meet Shimon, The Improvising Robot.
It’s happening. We’ve all seen technology change jazz through giving us new ways to play music, but now we can have a robot play the music for us. Now I don’t mean just play, but actively improvise a melody to … Continue reading
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Tagged computer algorithm, Improvising, indianapolis, indy, indy jazz fest, jazz, jazz club, John Coltrane, melody, Robot, Shimon, Thelonious Monk
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