You’re doing it wrong: Why do so many jazz educators teach us to think first — and listen second?
It’s why many musicians today lack their own unique and innovative sound.
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Mott the Hoople’s Ian Hunter isn’t about to start slowing down: ‘Otherwise I’m a real miserable chap’
Fresh off the release of a tough, politically charged album called When I’m President, Ian Hunter continues a fast-paced solo career in the wake of his early successes with Mott the Hoople. You May Also Like: In Defense of the Often-Overlooked Mott the Hoople Ellen Foley Talks ‘Bat Out ofRead More
Troy Roberts – Nu-Jive 5 (2013)
Like Linda Oh, Troy Roberts’ journey from Perth, Australia to New York City has left a trail of awards and accolades in his wake and one gets the sense he’s just getting started. And yet, Nu-Jive 5, due next week, will be his fifth album. You May Also Like: WRDRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Fifth on the Floor, “January in Louisiana” (2013)
Fifth on the Floor’s 2010 release Dark and Bloody Ground was a fantastic piece of Southern rock, and the first taste of their upcoming album Ashes and Angels picks up right where that album left off. You May Also Like: The Lickerish Quartet, “Snollygoster Goon,” from ‘Threesome Vol. 2’ (2020):Read More
Deep Beatles: “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” (Decca audition, 1962)
As the Beatles finished their rocking rendition of “Get Back” at the conclusion of their 1969 Apple rooftop concert, John Lennon joked “I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition.” You May Also Like: No related posts.
Samuel Blaser Quartet – As The Sea (2013)
About three and a half years ago, I passed along some thoughts on a young, up-and-coming trombone player from Switzerland, Samuel Blaser. You May Also Like: Michael Formanek Quartet, w/ Tim Berne, Craig Taborn + Gerald Cleaver – ‘Other Zones’ (2022)
Best of February 2013: Readers pick Henry McCullough, Justin Hayward, Levon Helm, Steven Wilson, Robben Ford
Neo-progger Steven Wilson’s stirring new album spends a second month in the reader’s poll.
One Track Mind: Steve Earle, “Invisible” from The Low Highway (2013)
Steve Earle, as is his way, gets beneath the bromides and the easy assumptions about the homeless, in a harrowing new song that digs out the hard-won scraps of remaining pride. You May Also Like: No related posts.
The Friday Morning Listen: Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980)
Yes, I had my fun this past week. Watching the tweets fly by about the Academy Awards, and then replying back snide things about Seth MacFarlane and boobs and stuff. Truth is that I didn’t really know what anybody was talking about. You May Also Like: ‘The Terry Kath Experience’Read More
‘I do want to get out there’: Journey’s Neal Schon cooking up plans for special solo tour
Neal Schon issued his seventh project away from Journey late in 2012, and he already has another one on the way — and, perhaps, a solo tour, as well. You May Also Like: No related posts.
