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Tag Archives: YouTube
Domenica con Vivaldi: Vivaldi, Meet James Joyce…No?
Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678-July 28, 1741) composed over five hundred concertos, yet Stravinsky joked that Vivaldi actually wrote the same concerto five hundred times. Many of the Venetian composer/violinist’s concertos display similar traits, making them instantly recognizable as the … Continue reading
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“Sincerely, Bill Rank”
Here’s part three of an insightful documentary on YouTube about Bill Rank and his performances in Holland. Rank is best known as a sideman with Bix Beiderbecke, but “Santopec” comments on a confident, unique trombonist who continued to grow long … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Rollini, Bill Rank, Bix and His Gang, Bix Beiderbecke, classic jazz, documentary, Don Murray, exotic harmonies, Frank Trumbauer, Goethe, Holland, Holland Jazz, intervals, jazz blog, Jazz in Holland, Jean Goldkette, Midwest accent, Miff Mole, Miff Mole influences, Project Gutenberg, Santopec, trombone, Werther, wide intervals, YouTube
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Sudie Reynaud and Pure Music
In case any producers were wondering, “The Complete Sudie Reynaud” would fit on one compact disc. A whole CD devoted to an obscure, merely competent Jazz Age bassist might require some snappy marketing, and many collectors already own this collection … Continue reading
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Rethink This…Music
The second annual Rethink Music conference wrapped up yesterday here in Boston, though the ideas behind the event are meant to keep going. Presented by Berklee College of Music in association Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 78's, Atticus70, Berklee College, Berkman Center, blogs, Building an Artist Brand, classical, death of classical music, death of jazz, future of classical music, future of jazz, future of music, handlers, Harvard University, higher education and music, how to save classical music, how to save jazz, Impact Weekend, Jazz, jazzlives, Louis Armstrong, marketing, Michael Steinman, Mozart, music and technology, music business, music conference, music industry, niche markets, nicknames, Opera, pop of yestercentury, Rethink Music, Satch, streaming opera, Wolfferl, Wolfie, YouTube
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Meet My New Favorite Music Critic!
And he loves Cab Calloway. The man knows his stuff. Ask him if he knows the date of the recording, or if there are any alternate takes. Find out if he thinks the arrangement used any interesting techniques, or if … Continue reading
Play It Again, and Again and Again and Again
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but apparently the right lick can inspire infinite performances. Just listen to the countless variations of “the” particular lick featured in the YouTube sensation “The Lick”: Readers can also “like” that lick … Continue reading
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