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    Bill Hanley: Genius

    / August 14, 2011 / No Comments

    The man who single-handedly invented the concert sound system. File under: amazing people deserving wider recognition.

  • books,  review-o-matic

    Goon Squad

    / June 12, 2011 / No Comments

    One sentence review

  • glam,  review-o-matic

    A Glass, Darkly

    / June 2, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Had an amazing day in NYC today. We walked endlessly, photographing architecture and odd window displays, consuming epic amounts of cappuccino, admiring a city we once called home. Late…

  • steinway-hand
    jazz,  jazz education,  transcriptions

    The Horrors of the Half-Diminished

    / May 24, 2011 / No Comments

    The pesky root-tritone relationship in the half-diminished chord — min 7 (b5) — adds an annoying constraint to voicings options. Often chordal players will omit it entirely, particularly when…

  • steinway-hand
    jazz education,  transcriptions

    Greasy Dominant Tricks

    / May 21, 2011 / 2 Comments

    Continuing the topic of chords (chords, I love chords!!), it’s time to bask in the power of the dominant nine — whether flatted or raised. The voicings below are…

  • steinway-hand
    jazz,  jazz education,  transcriptions

    Luscious Chord Fatness

    / May 21, 2011 / No Comments

    In the spirit of the previous post, I thought I’d talk about a few more chord tricks. Here the focus is on creating the biggest sound possible, the type…

  • jazz,  jazz education,  transcriptions

    Ferrante Voicings

    / May 19, 2011 / 2 Comments

    The great pianist/composer Russell Ferrante (of the Yellowjackets) has a unique brand of chordal harmony. While much of what he plays is as rich and complex as chocolate cake, it could be argued…

  • glam,  Journal,  The Others

    Manolo

    / May 17, 2011 / No Comments

    Last night we ditched a planned movie outing to go wandering through the Galleria. The appeal of the Apple Store is always great, and yet it always disappoints. There,…

  • film,  review-o-matic

    Two More Soundtrack Gems

    / April 24, 2011 / No Comments

    Continuing the topic of soundtracks, I’d like to add two more films for consideration, both of which are now available on Netflix Instant. “Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)” comes from…

  • classical

    Twelve-Tone Commercial

    / April 12, 2011 / 1 Comment

    If tone rows were popular...

  • jazz,  review-o-matic

    Review: Gretchen Parlato “The Lost and Found”

    / April 7, 2011 / 2 Comments

    Gretchen Parlato’s much anticipated third release, The Lost and Found, secures her position as the leading vocalist in New York’s under-40 jazz scene. On this 15-track program, Parlato and producer Robert Glasper…

  • Tribute

    A phone call from space

    / February 27, 2011 / No Comments

    This is pretty amazing: On Sunday, my dad received a phone call from astronaut Mike Barratt aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery! He reported, “The view is spectacular up here.” Adding…

  • classical,  Tribute

    Goodnight Milton

    / January 31, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Today we bid farewell to another musical giant, the one and only Milton Babbitt who died Sunday at 94. Babbitt’s boundary-pushing musical works posed challenges both for his audience…

  • rand-o-mat,  software

    Predicting File Size of MP3s (and others)

    / January 17, 2011 / 3 Comments

    How one calculates the filesize of an mp3/aac/etc given its bitrate and length.

  • film

    True Grit: Contraction-Free Zone

    / January 4, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Diction was apparently important in the wild west, at least if you believe the Coen brothers whose latest film True Grit envisions a world in which people of every station enunciate like Shakespearian actors.…

  • steinway-hand
    jazz education

    The Battle with Time

    / October 13, 2010 / 12 Comments

    The study of rhythm has been sadly neglected in the world of music education. Unlike other musical concepts, developing rhythmic proficiency is a topic that lacks a clear pedagogical…

  • classical,  film,  music-o-mat

    Arvo Pärt’s Fratres

    / October 5, 2010 / 1 Comment

    An intensely haunting piece played to perfection. The bell-like piano chords that enter at 1:24 should remind everyone of the impact Pärt has had on the Hollywood film industry.…

  • glam,  music-o-mat

    A Most Interesting Voice

    / October 4, 2010 / No Comments

    I’m fairly certain that Antony and Johnsons–and singer Antony Hegarty in particular–will never need to worry about becoming pop superstars. Their songs opine melancholy without the slightest hint of…

  • music-o-mat,  Tribute

    Farewell Lhasa

    / September 22, 2010 / 1 Comment

    Either I’m really out of touch, or the music media is. But here it is September and I’m just learning that the great Lhasa de Sela died in January…

  • travel,  world

    Versailles and Les Puces

    / September 19, 2010 / 2 Comments

    To begin, Versailles was AWFUL. Oh so crowded, absurdly garish, and frankly, a bit weird. Sitting among the Louis XIV opulence were modern Japanese pop art pieces, displayed behind ropes, one in…

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