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From Cuba, Dafnis Prieto's revolutionary drumming techniques and compositions have had a powerful impact on the music landscape, nationally and internationally. His various awards and honors include a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, a GRAMMY Award for Back to the Sunset (2018), two additional GRAMMY nominations, two Latin GRAMMY nominations (including Best New Artist in 2007), and the Jazz Journalists Association's Up & Coming Musician of the Year in 2006. As a composer, Prieto has created music for dance, film, chamber ensembles, and most notably for his own bands, ranging from duets to big bands. He has received commissions, grants, and fellowships from Chamber Music America, Princeton University, Jazz at Lincoln Center, MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, Jerome Foundation, East Carolina University, Painted Bride Art Center, Meet The Composer, WNYC, New Music USA, Hazard Productions, and Metropole Orkest, among others. Prieto has performed at many national and international music festivals as a bandleader. Since his 1999 arrival in New York, he has also worked in bands led by Michel Camilo, Chucho and Bebo Valdés, Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman, Eddie Palmieri, Chico and Arturo O'Farrill, Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project, Jane Bunnett, D.D. Jackson, Edward Simon, Roy Hargrove, Don Byron, and Andrew Hill, among others. Also a gifted educator, Prieto has conducted numerous master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world. He was on the jazz studies faculty at New York University from 2005 to 2014, and in 2015 joined the faculty of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. In 2016, Prieto published the groundbreaking analytical and instructional drum book, A World of Rhythmic Possibilities. In 2020, he published Rhythmic Synchronicity, a book for non-drummers inspired by a course of the same name that Prieto developed at the Frost School of Music. In 2025 he released the book "WHAT ARE THE ODDS" the third book in his catalog, and it shows not only his passion for rhythm and drumming but furthermore his commitment to music education at large. This one takes you to a fascinating journey of rhythms and meters. The book features 519 examples, and each of them comes with an audio track and a video clip. He is the founder of the independent music company Dafnison Music, established in 2008. In this episode Dafnis talks about: Building a career on your own terms Teaching at Frost School of Music at Miami University His new book: “What are the Odds” Asking tough questions about tradition as it relates to Latin music Allowing patterns and phrasing to dictate the time feel Valuing the content you play over the ability to play with a click Here's our PatreonHere's our YoutubeHere's our Homepage
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DON BYRON / ARUÁN ORTÍZ “RANDOM DANCES AND (A)TONALITIES” Zurich, Switzerland, December 7 & 8, 2017Tete's blues, Black and tan fantasy, Violin partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002Don Byron (cl,sax) Aruan Ortiz (p) ALAN PASQUA “DEDICATIONS” New York, September 12 & 13, 1995Homage (1,3), San Michele (2), The emergence (2,3)Randy Brecker (tp-3) Gary Bartz (as-1) Michael Brecker (sop-2,ts-2) Alan Pasqua (p) Dave Holland (b) Paul Motian (d)Todd Marcus “Inheritance” – Hampton, NJ, 2011 Bye bye blackbird Todd Marcus (b-cl) George Colligan (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Warren Wolf (d) TODD MARCUS “INHERITANCE” Hampton, NJ, 2011 Herod, part 1 & 2Todd Marcus (b-cl) Don Byron (b-cl-1) Xavier Davis (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Warren Wolf (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 febrero 2024 at PuroJazz.
Bassist Reggie Washington was a key participant in the Modern Jazz revolution of the '80s and '90s. He became known touring, recording, and performing with Steve Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Chico Hamilton, Oliver Lake, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Lester Bowie, and Ronald Shannon Jackson.In 2005, Reggie began successfully touring with his own bands. They were a mix of American & European musicians such as Ravi Coltrane, Gene Lake, Stéphane Galland, Jef Lee Johnson, Erwin Vann, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, E.J Strickland, Jozef Dumoulin, Skoota Warner, Matthew Garrison, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner, Poogie Bell, and Ronny Drayton.A versatile, 360-degree musician, Reggie plays Jazz, Funk, R&B, Blues, World, and Experimental music with a natural and contagious energy. His bass lines are both sophisticated and explicit. He is diligent in his work and enjoys mixing people of different cultures as a way to enhance music by learning from others and sharing ideas. Reggie leads the Black Lives Band who has released two stellar albums "Generation to Generation" and "People Of Earth". He also has recorded two albums of songs of his friend, the late great Jef Lee Johnson.Reggie has toured with Archie Shepp, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, The Headhunters, Alex Tassel, Dana Leong, Hervé Samb, Brian Jackson's New Midnight Band “Tribute to Gil Scott Heron”, Rokia Traoré, Randy Brecker, Stanley Jordan, and gospel diva Liz McComb.________"Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" Podcast BioRock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. This is the first radio show to have ever received that honor. "Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" has been on the radio airwaves since 1982. Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault co-host the show and are well-respected in the music business as creative air personalities and supporters of independent musicians . Our web site is located at www.musiciansreveal.com . The show features creative music in funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, latin, and gospel. In addition, Joe Kelley has interviewed renowned musicians such as Victor Wooten, Sheila E. , Foley, Robin Duhe, Jef Lee Johnson, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Rhonda Smith, Bernie Worrell, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bland, Larry Graham, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Steve Smith, St. Paul Peterson, JD Blair, Tori Ruffin, Kat Dyson, Eric Person, actor Jeff Daniels, Junior Giscombe, John Scofield, EC Scott, John Blackwell, Mystic Bowie, and many others.
DON BYRON / ARUÁN ORTÍZ “RANDOM DANCES AND (A)TONALITIES” Zurich, Switzerland, December 7 & 8, 2017Tete's blues, Black and tan fantasy, Violin partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002Don Byron (cl,sax) Aruan Ortiz (p) ALAN PASQUA “DEDICATIONS” New York, September 12 & 13, 1995Homage (1,3), San Michele (2), The emergence (2,3)Randy Brecker (tp-3) Gary Bartz (as-1) Michael Brecker (sop-2,ts-2) Alan Pasqua (p) Dave Holland (b) Paul Motian (d)Todd Marcus “Inheritance” – Hampton, NJ, 2011 Bye bye blackbird Todd Marcus (b-cl) George Colligan (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Warren Wolf (d) TODD MARCUS “INHERITANCE” Hampton, NJ, 2011 Herod, part 1 & 2Todd Marcus (b-cl) Don Byron (b-cl-1) Xavier Davis (p) Eric Wheeler (b) Warren Wolf (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 febrero 2024 at PuroJazz.
This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 7th September 2023 Artist - Track - Album - Year Joel Haynes The Return The Return! 2023 Maddie Vogler The Need to Be While We Have Time 2023 The Greg Silva Trio +1 Visions Her Autumn Sky 2017 Claire Daly with George Garzone Half Nelson VuVu for Frances 2023 Techno Cats Inside Straight The Music of Gregg Hill 2023 Benjamin Boone Caught in the Rhythm Caught in the Rhythm 2023 Dara Starr Tucker Standing on the Moon Dara Starr Tucker 2023 Mafalda Minnozzi Ne Me Quitte Pas (feat. Don Byron) Natural Impression 2023 Claudia Villela Agua Santa Cartas ao Vento 2023 Brandon Sanders I Can't Help It (feat. Jazzmeia Horn) Compton's Finest 2023 Arnie Sainz One's Comeuppance Darts 2023 Mike Clark Hat and Beard Kosen Rufu 2023 Shawn Maxwell Jerry J Town Suite 2023 Anthony Branker & Ascent, with drummer Ralph Peterson, Jr. Spirit Song Spirit Songs 2023 Pete Zimmer 5 A.M. Blues Dust Settles 2023 Mike Jones Trio Blues for Burns You Three Guys Know What You're Doing? 2023 Luis Giraldo/Ben Paterson Organ Trio Sometimes I'm Happy Ready, Willing & Able 2023 Terell Stafford Wruth's Blues Between Two Worlds 2023 Eunmi Lee Wavelength Introspection 2023 Eunmi Lee Azure Introspection 2023 Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman Beloved Refracted CODA(s): No Fast Food III 2023 Arbenz/Krijger/Osby Vertical Hold Conversation #9 2022 François Bourassa Quartet Costard Swirl: Live @ Piccolo 2023 Ember August in March August in March 2023 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 7th September 2023 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.
This episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast presents an interview with musician trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader from New York City, Steven Bernstein. Steven is best known for his work in The Lounge Lizards, Sexmob, Spanish Fly, and the Millennial Territory Orchestra. He has released four albums under his own name on John Zorn's Tzadik Records and he has performed with jazz giants including Roswell Rudd, Sam Rivers, Don Byron, and Medeski, Martin & Wood, as well as musicians ranging from Aretha Franklin to Lou Reed, from Linda Ronstadt to Digable Planets, from Sting to Courtney Love. Steven was a member of Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble band, playing in Helm's Woodstock home, as well as touring with the band. As an arranger he has written for Bill Frisell, Rufus Wainwright, and Elton John, just to name a few. He has composed for dance, theater, film and television, and with composer John Lurie, arranged the scores to many feature films, including Get Shorty. While Steven is prolific with his output, this episode centers on two of his projects, Sexmob, which just released a terrific new album called The Hard Way, and The Millennial Territory Orchestra, which recently released four excellent records, in one day, on the Royal Potato Family label. Sexmob's latest release is a bit of a departure for the band, as with producer Scotty Hard at the board, The Hard Way skews decisively electronic. On it, Hard's beats and soundscapes provide Steven, saxophonist Briggan Krauss, bassist Tony Scherr and acoustic/electric drummer Kenny Wollesen, all the stimulus they need for further compose and fearlessly reinvent. With each offering, and certainly with The Hard Way and its rich electro-acoustic groove canvas, Steven and crew reveal a modernizing impulse, but also an equally strong foundation in the roots of jazz and American song. Funky, bluesy, with a tattered dissonance conjured up by Krauss Throaty saxophone tone, the distinctive wail of Steven's rare horn, and the swagger of Scherr and Wollesen's rhythm section grind, Sexmob continues to chart new paths in 21st-century creative music. In this episode host Michael Shields and Steven Bernstein talk about Sexmob's new direction sonically found on The Hard Way while exploring the production process behind this captivating work of art. They converse on producer Scott Hard's influence on the album, the unique art house label that The Hard Way was released on called Corbett vs. Dempsey, and the four albums Steven recently released with The Millennial Territory Orchestra. They even discuss Sexmob's forthcoming tour with Laurie Anderson, the many “gifts” Steven received in his career from renowned producer Hal Willner, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Space is the place_jazz e dintorni del 28 febbraio 2023Puntata dedicata al jazz afro-americano e della diaspora nera, in occasione del Black History Month, con Kenny Garrett, Angela Bat Dawid, James Brandon Lewis, Don Byron, Lester Bowie e altri ancora. Per diffondere questa puntata: https://www.radiotandem.it/space-is-the-place-del-28-febbraio-2023 Tutti i podcast di Space is the place: https://www.radiotandem.it/category/space-is-the-place
Puntata dedicata al jazz afro-americano e della diaspora nera, in occasione del Black History Month, con Kenny Garrett, Angela Bat Dawid, James Brandon Lewis, Don Byron, Lester Bowie e altri ancora.
DON BYRON / ARUÁN ORTÍZ “RANDOM DANCES AND (A)TONALITIES” – Zurich, Switzerland, December 7 & 8, 2017 Tete’s blues, Black and tan fantasy, Violin partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Don Byron (cl,sax) Aruan Ortiz (p) ALAN PASQUA “DEDICATIONS” – New York, September 12 & 13, 1995 […]
Finalizamos esta recorrida por el clarinete con, entre otros: Gianluigi Trovesi, Paquito de Rivera, Eddie Daniels, Don Byron, Paulo Moura y Ben Goldberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sortie du double album Black Lives, From Generation To Generation chez Jammin'colorS. Cheick Tidiane Seck, Immanuel Wilkins, Stephanie McKay, Sonny Troupé, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, David & Marque Gilmore, Reggie Washington, DJ Grazzhoppa, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Jeremy Pelt, Grégory Privat, Marcus Strickland, Alicia Hall Moran… et tant d'autres réunis sur un même album en un collectif d‘artistes qui continuent de lutter contre le racisme à travers la musique. "La musique est l'arme du futur". Le slogan du totémique Fela Kuti demeure d'actualité en 2021, tant les problèmes qui divisent depuis trop longtemps le monde en noir et blanc restent prégnants dans une société qui semble avoir dans sa grande majorité été sourde aux messages des artistes. Car le Nigérian est loin d'être le seul à avoir porté le débat des droits civiques sur les scènes publiques. Nina Simone comme Bob Marley, Curtis Mayfield comme Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, comme James Brown, la liste est trop longue des musiciens qui ont fait de leur médium un instrument de luttes. Si les lignes ont bougé sur le terrain de la musique, les fractures sont encore béantes dans un monde qui tend à se replier vers des identités fermées et des idéologies réactionnaires. C'est tout l'enjeu de ce projet, dont le titre renvoie au grand mouvement citoyen américain, qui essaime depuis à travers la planète. Black Lives, from Generation to Generation, un message plus que nécessaire à l'heure où George Floyd comme Adama Traoré sont décédés. Cette sélection conçue par Stefany Calembert s'en fait l'écho. La productrice entend démontrer la vivacité de ce message qui traverse depuis des décennies les générations et qui aujourd'hui, plus que jamais, incite à agir. Ici, les plus jeunes n'ont guère plus de vingt ans et le vétéran va bientôt fêter ses quatre-vingt printemps. Ils sont nés à Ségou, Bruges, Washington, Chicago, en banlieue de Pointe-à-Pitre comme dans le Bronx. Ils sont américains, martiniquais, sud-africains ou haïtiens, tous unis autour de cette cause commune, qui en rien ne doit gommer la diversité de leurs origines qui s'exprime ainsi dans une profusion stylistique. C'est l'autre objectif de cette sélection : démontrer en vingt titres la créativité d'une communauté afro-diasporique dont la bande-son raconte à travers un foisonnant éclectisme le destin d'hommes et de femmes qui ont su transcender cet originel arrachement à leur continent. Ce son, c'est celui du fond des cales des navires négriers, c'est celui des rythmes réinventés loin de leur terreau ancestral, c'est celui d'une voix qui parvient à sublimer ses douleurs, celui d'un saxophone qui hurle face à la ségrégation. Ce son, c'est celui de l'Atlantique noir, cet océan composé par tant de vies et de morts, cette zone de flux et de remous, d'allers et désormais de retours, d'où auront émergé aussi bien le blues que le rap, le jazz que la biguine. Au cœur ou dans les marges de cet espace informel et pourtant bien réel, ceux qui n'avaient pas le droit à la parole se sont exprimés, un temps dans le secret, aujourd'hui sur tous les canaux médiatiques, faisant résonner au plus haut ce message d'émancipation. Black Lives from Generation to Generation Jammin'colorS / l'Autre Distribution. À paraître le 25 mars 2022. La liberté d'expression ne serait qu'un mot vain sans la diversité des voix pour la porter. Que l'on se nomme Cheick Tidiane Seck, piano tambour malien ; ou Sonny Troupé, tambour enchanté guadeloupéen ; Reggie Washington, maître groover dont la basse narre toute l'épopée du jazz ; ou Jean-Paul Bourelly, érudit chercheur de son qui creuse un singulier sillon en direction d'Haïti. C'est de cela dont parle cette sélection : des maux dits blues, de la soul engagée, des phrasés qui tonnent… Tous ceux-là cohabitent autour d'un même désir d'en finir avec cette vision en noir et blanc qui n'a que trop duré, aussi bien Alicia Hall Moran, mezzo-soprano qui entremêle culture classique et improvisation débridée, que Kokayi, chantre hip-hop capable de délirer sur les octaves, DJ Grazzhoppa dont la science des platines se joue au-delà des querelles de chapelles comme Jacques Schwarz-Bart dont le saxophone s'est illustré autant du côté de la bonne vieille nu-soul que du jazz aux accents caribéens. Pas de transes portées sans cette fondamentale diversalité d'horizons, tel un juste écho à la féconde pensée post-moderne d'Édouard Glissant qui, pour avoir été parmi les activistes du premier Congrès des artistes et écrivains noirs à la Sorbonne en 1956, n'en fut moins, dans les mêmes années, engagé dans la lutte contre la guerre coloniale en Algérie. Le poète philosophe martiniquais ne disait-il pas : "Depuis la révolution de Césaire et tout ce qui s'ensuit, nous commençons à comprendre que nous sommes un peuple et une culture composites. Et ceci, aujourd'hui, n'est pas un manque et un vice, c'est pratiquement un avantage". Nos invités sont Cheick Amadou Tidiane Seck, Sonny Troupé, Reggie Washington, Guimba Tamba Kouyaté et Stefany Calembert-Washington (productrice exécutive). Titres Interprétés à RFI au Grand studio - Sanga Bô, LIVE RFI Vidéo RFI Vidéos - Walk Feat. Alicia Hall Moran, extrait de Black Lives - Siya Woloma, LIVE RFI (version originale sur l'album Mandin Groove 2003) Vidéo RFI Vidéos. Son : Benoît Letirant & Mathias Taylor. CHEICK TIDIANE SECK (voix, claviers). Né en 1953 à Ségou, Mali. Compositeur, arrangeur et musicien, Cheick a écrit et joué avec des artistes tels que Fela Kuti, Mory Kanté, Salif Keita, Youssou N‘Dour, Manu Dibango, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joe Zawinul. Il est connu pour son album avec Hank Jones intitulé Sarala. SONNY TROUPÉ (batterie). Né en 1978 aux Abymes, Guadeloupe. Sonny joue des instruments tels que le tambour ka ainsi que de la batterie, et mélange la musique traditionnelle guadeloupéenne et le jazz moderne. Il collabore avec David Murray, Kenny Garrett, Reggie Washington, Mario Canonge, Grégory Privat, Jacques Schwarz Bart, Magic Malik, Lionel Loueke, Alain Jean Marie. REGGIE WASHINGTON (basse). Né en 1962 à Staten Island, New York. Reggie a été un participant-clé de la révolution Modern Jazz des années 80 et 90. Il s‘est fait connaître en tournée, en enregistrant et en jouant avec Steve Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Chico Hamilton, Oliver Lake, The Headhunters, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jean-Paul Bourelly et Ronald Shannon Jackson. Et pour cette session, le guitariste malien Guimba Tamba Kouyaté était présent. Il est déjà venu dans notre studio avec Oumou Sangaré. + Bonus Tracks - Super Biton de Ségou Ndossoke (AfroJazzFolk Collection Vol.1/ Mieruba/Deviation 2022) - Vieux Farka Gabou Ni Tie (Les Racines/ World Circuit/BMG 2022). Réalisation : Steven Helsly.
Tinne Wennerholm, verksamhetsutvecklare bibliotek, berättar om Kultur Gävleborgs främjande av de nationella minoritetsspråken för barn. Kultur Gävleborg har arbetat fram ett gratis språkpaket på varje minoritetsspråk (finska, jiddisch, meänkieli, romani chib och samiska) till de allra yngsta barnen (0-3 år). Språkpaketen innehåller en bok att läsa tillsammans med barnet, ett informationsblad om hur en kan hjälpa sitt barn att utveckla språket samt läskompisen Bella, som kan göra bokläsningen mer levande. Språkpaketen är en gåva från Region Gävleborg och finns att hämta på folkbiblioteken. www.regiongavleborg.se/sprakpaket Språkpaket är en del av arbetet med "Bokstart Gävleborg", en bra språkstart i livet. De allra minsta i Gävleborg ska redan från början få en bra språkstart i livet. Det är dags att löpa linan ut och ge alla små barn möjlighet att utveckla sitt språk vilket leder till ökat självförtroende, demokrati, bättre hälsa och ökad möjlighet till kunskapsinhämtning. www.regiongavleborg.se/bokstart www.regiongavleborg.se/barnsflersprakighet Länsstyrelsen Stockholms och Sametingets video om Region Gävleborgs arbete med språkrevitalisering: www.minoritetsutbildning.se/kapitel-5/#5-3 Musik: • "Clejani Love Song" av Taraf de Haïdouks (https://music.apple.com/se/album/clejani-love-song/935400376?i=935400404) • "Kenties" av Jaako Laitinen och Darya Pakarinen (https://music.apple.com/se/album/kenties/1582458020?i=1582458451) • "Meän maa" av Jord (https://music.apple.com/se/album/me%C3%A4n-maa/435106357?i=435106497) • "Bar Mitzvah Special" av Don Byron (https://music.apple.com/se/album/bar-mitzvah-special/79575841?i=79575815) • "The Whale in the Stone, Inside the Birch Tree/Fális" av Torgeir Vassvik (https://open.spotify.com/track/7pu8F9KNAaGQFybYN5iTDK?si=626dde7dcdd94f8f) Tinne Wennerholms tips: • www.minoritet.se • www.regiongavleborg.se/minoritet • www.kb.se/samverkan-och-utveckling/biblioteksutveckling/nationella-minoriteters-bibliotek/bladdra.html Kultur Gävleborgs inlägg på Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CfdeesBId7L Information om Sveriges nationella minoriteters kultur och nationella minoritetsspråk finns på www.regiongavleborg.se/minoritet.
Sortie du double album Black Lives, From Generation To Generation chez Jammin'colorS. Cheick Tidiane Seck, Immanuel Wilkins, Stephanie McKay, Sonny Troupé, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, David & Marque Gilmore, Reggie Washington, DJ Grazzhoppa, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Jeremy Pelt, Grégory Privat, Marcus Strickland, Alicia Hall Moran… et tant d'autres réunis sur un même album en un collectif d‘artistes qui continuent de lutter contre le racisme à travers la musique. "La musique est l'arme du futur". Le slogan du totémique Fela Kuti demeure d'actualité en 2021, tant les problèmes qui divisent depuis trop longtemps le monde en noir et blanc restent prégnants dans une société qui semble avoir dans sa grande majorité été sourde aux messages des artistes. Car le Nigérian est loin d'être le seul à avoir porté le débat des droits civiques sur les scènes publiques. Nina Simone comme Bob Marley, Curtis Mayfield comme Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, comme James Brown, la liste est trop longue des musiciens qui ont fait de leur médium un instrument de luttes. Si les lignes ont bougé sur le terrain de la musique, les fractures sont encore béantes dans un monde qui tend à se replier vers des identités fermées et des idéologies réactionnaires. C'est tout l'enjeu de ce projet, dont le titre renvoie au grand mouvement citoyen américain, qui essaime depuis à travers la planète. Black Lives, from Generation to Generation, un message plus que nécessaire à l'heure où George Floyd comme Adama Traoré sont décédés. Cette sélection conçue par Stefany Calembert s'en fait l'écho. La productrice entend démontrer la vivacité de ce message qui traverse depuis des décennies les générations et qui aujourd'hui, plus que jamais, incite à agir. Ici, les plus jeunes n'ont guère plus de vingt ans et le vétéran va bientôt fêter ses quatre-vingt printemps. Ils sont nés à Ségou, Bruges, Washington, Chicago, en banlieue de Pointe-à-Pitre comme dans le Bronx. Ils sont américains, martiniquais, sud-africains ou haïtiens, tous unis autour de cette cause commune, qui en rien ne doit gommer la diversité de leurs origines qui s'exprime ainsi dans une profusion stylistique. C'est l'autre objectif de cette sélection : démontrer en vingt titres la créativité d'une communauté afro-diasporique dont la bande-son raconte à travers un foisonnant éclectisme le destin d'hommes et de femmes qui ont su transcender cet originel arrachement à leur continent. Ce son, c'est celui du fond des cales des navires négriers, c'est celui des rythmes réinventés loin de leur terreau ancestral, c'est celui d'une voix qui parvient à sublimer ses douleurs, celui d'un saxophone qui hurle face à la ségrégation. Ce son, c'est celui de l'Atlantique noir, cet océan composé par tant de vies et de morts, cette zone de flux et de remous, d'allers et désormais de retours, d'où auront émergé aussi bien le blues que le rap, le jazz que la biguine. Au cœur ou dans les marges de cet espace informel et pourtant bien réel, ceux qui n'avaient pas le droit à la parole se sont exprimés, un temps dans le secret, aujourd'hui sur tous les canaux médiatiques, faisant résonner au plus haut ce message d'émancipation. Black Lives from Generation to Generation Jammin'colorS / l'Autre Distribution. À paraître le 25 mars 2022. La liberté d'expression ne serait qu'un mot vain sans la diversité des voix pour la porter. Que l'on se nomme Cheick Tidiane Seck, piano tambour malien ; ou Sonny Troupé, tambour enchanté guadeloupéen ; Reggie Washington, maître groover dont la basse narre toute l'épopée du jazz ; ou Jean-Paul Bourelly, érudit chercheur de son qui creuse un singulier sillon en direction d'Haïti. C'est de cela dont parle cette sélection : des maux dits blues, de la soul engagée, des phrasés qui tonnent… Tous ceux-là cohabitent autour d'un même désir d'en finir avec cette vision en noir et blanc qui n'a que trop duré, aussi bien Alicia Hall Moran, mezzo-soprano qui entremêle culture classique et improvisation débridée, que Kokayi, chantre hip-hop capable de délirer sur les octaves, DJ Grazzhoppa dont la science des platines se joue au-delà des querelles de chapelles comme Jacques Schwarz-Bart dont le saxophone s'est illustré autant du côté de la bonne vieille nu-soul que du jazz aux accents caribéens. Pas de transes portées sans cette fondamentale diversalité d'horizons, tel un juste écho à la féconde pensée post-moderne d'Édouard Glissant qui, pour avoir été parmi les activistes du premier Congrès des artistes et écrivains noirs à la Sorbonne en 1956, n'en fut moins, dans les mêmes années, engagé dans la lutte contre la guerre coloniale en Algérie. Le poète philosophe martiniquais ne disait-il pas : "Depuis la révolution de Césaire et tout ce qui s'ensuit, nous commençons à comprendre que nous sommes un peuple et une culture composites. Et ceci, aujourd'hui, n'est pas un manque et un vice, c'est pratiquement un avantage". Nos invités sont Cheick Amadou Tidiane Seck, Sonny Troupé, Reggie Washington, Guimba Tamba Kouyaté et Stefany Calembert-Washington (productrice exécutive). Titres Interprétés à RFI au Grand studio - Sanga Bô, LIVE RFI Vidéo RFI Vidéos - Walk Feat. Alicia Hall Moran, extrait de Black Lives - Siya Woloma, LIVE RFI (version originale sur l'album Mandin Groove 2003) Vidéo RFI Vidéos. Son : Benoît Letirant & Mathias Taylor. CHEICK TIDIANE SECK (voix, claviers). Né en 1953 à Ségou, Mali. Compositeur, arrangeur et musicien, Cheick a écrit et joué avec des artistes tels que Fela Kuti, Mory Kanté, Salif Keita, Youssou N‘Dour, Manu Dibango, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joe Zawinul. Il est connu pour son album avec Hank Jones intitulé Sarala. SONNY TROUPÉ (batterie). Né en 1978 aux Abymes, Guadeloupe. Sonny joue des instruments tels que le tambour ka ainsi que de la batterie, et mélange la musique traditionnelle guadeloupéenne et le jazz moderne. Il collabore avec David Murray, Kenny Garrett, Reggie Washington, Mario Canonge, Grégory Privat, Jacques Schwarz Bart, Magic Malik, Lionel Loueke, Alain Jean Marie. REGGIE WASHINGTON (basse). Né en 1962 à Staten Island, New York. Reggie a été un participant-clé de la révolution Modern Jazz des années 80 et 90. Il s‘est fait connaître en tournée, en enregistrant et en jouant avec Steve Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Chico Hamilton, Oliver Lake, The Headhunters, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jean-Paul Bourelly et Ronald Shannon Jackson. Et pour cette session, le guitariste malien Guimba Tamba Kouyaté était présent. Il est déjà venu dans notre studio avec Oumou Sangaré. + Bonus Tracks - Super Biton de Ségou Ndossoke (AfroJazzFolk Collection Vol.1/ Mieruba/Deviation 2022) - Vieux Farka Gabou Ni Tie (Les Racines/ World Circuit/BMG 2022). Réalisation : Steven Helsly.
Today we welcome the wonderful bassist Mark Wade on the show, previewing his newly released album, True Stories. Based in New York, Wade has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, The Iridium and Birdland. He is a former artist in residence at Flushing Town Hall and tours in North America and Europe. He has played with jazz notables James Spaulding, Eddie Palmieri, Conrad Herwig, Harry Whitaker, Stacey Kent, Peter Eldridge, Don Byron and Jimmy Heath, and is a member of the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra. On the classical side, he has appeared with the Key West Symphony featuring Grammy Award winners Sharon Isbin and Robert McDuffie, Orchestra of the S.E.M./Janacek Philharmonic (Czech Republic) at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as Orchestra of the Bronx, Bronx Opera, DiCapo Opera and Light Opera of New York. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thejazzpodcast)
In this episode, we discuss:Starting out working a day job as a computer analyst.Coming in second place out of 7,000 drummers at a Carmine Appice National Drum Battle - losing to Sonny Emory.Taking lessons from Gary Chester and how he pushed him into being a professional musician. Getting the chance to sub at “Bring It On” and later, “Hamilton.”What he learned subbing for Clint de Ganon at Beautiful: The Carol King Musical.Preparing for Ain't Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations.Why he uses Yamaha drums, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Paiste Cymbals.Broadway Drumming 101 is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.As a freelance drummer Karl has performed with: Ali Ryerson; The Bernie Worrell Orchestra; Charlie Elgart; Michal Urbaniak; Jerry Vivino; Andy Snitzer; Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; The Shirelles; The Real Deal Big Band; John Lee (Executive Director Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra); The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars; The Fantasy Band (Dave Valentine; Dave Samuels; Chuck Loeb, Noel Pointer, Victor Bailey, Cornell Dupree, Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell); Claudio Roditi; Slide Hampton; Clark Terry; Tomoko Ohno; Michael Dease; Sharrel Cassidy; Yotam Silberstein; Jon Faddis; Roy Assaf; Ed Cherry; Clifford Carter; Liz Queller; Johannes Mossinger Quartet (with guests Joel Frahm Joe Lovano, Bob Malach, Boris Kozlov, Seamus Blake, Kermit Driscoll, Calvin Jones, Rudi Engel, Johannes Enders, Thomas Lahns, Andy McKee, and Don Braden); Howard Paul with guests Tom Scott, Anat Cohen. Laurence Hobgood and Jody Espina; Johannes Mossinger Quartet (with guests Joel Frahm, Don Braden, Seamus Blake, Johannes Enders, and Joe Lovano); Bob Gluck; Christopher Dean Sullivan; Don Byron; Pete Levin; Dave Stryker; David Spinozza; Atilla Zoller; Oz Noy; Clifford Carter; Mattias Schieffel; Andy Hunter; Will Lee; Yotam Silberstein; Stefanie Schlesinger; renowned vibraphonist/composer Wolfgang Lackerschmid (John Lee, Cameron Brown, Michal Urbaniak, Attila Zoller, Randy Brecker, Stefanie Schlesinger, Henning Sieverts, Ryan Carniaux, Mark Egan).Karl has subbed on the Broadway productions of “Bring It On,” “Hamilton,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations.” As a sideman, Karl has appeared on countless recordings. To date, Karl has released three CDs as a leader: “Dancing Spirits” (1999), “Resonance” (2007) and his latest release Karl Latham “Living Standards” with Mark Egan and Vic Juris as a co leader Karl has released Don Braden/Karl Latham “Big Fun(K) Live” (2012) and Karl Latham/Ryan Carniaux/Mark Egan “Constellations” (2014).Karl is an instructor at three New York area colleges and an endorsing artist for Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Innovative Percussion, RME, AEA, Heil Sound, Avantone Pro, and Big Fat Snare.For more: https://karllatham.com/homeThank you for reading Broadway Drumming 101. This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe
Hello everyone, This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and their personal transcription secrets. On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: Roberto Occhipinti Listen to Roberto Occhipinti's answers to the questions below: Why do you transcribe? 04:34 What do you expect to bring home from a transcription? 11:36 How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 18:34 What is your transcribing methodology? 20:18 How do you practise the solos you transcribe? 26:06 How do you incorporate ideas from the transcriptions into your playing? 43:44 Which transcription of yours is your favourite? 49:10 Bassist Roberto Occhipinti was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 25, 1955. He comes from a prominent musical family that includes two guitarists: younger brother Michael and cousin David. Michael Occhipinti is a well-known sideman and co-founder of NOJO -- the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra. At the University of Toronto, beginning in 1972, Roberto Occhipinti studied under Thomas Monohan and was mentored by Joel Quarrington and especially the acclaimed jazz bassist Dave Young. He was a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in the mid-'70s, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra in the early to mid-'80s, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra in the mid- to late '80s; was principal bassist with the Esprit Orchestra from 1986 to 1994; and was a longstanding member of Arraymusic from 1979-2000. By 1997, Occhipinti began working with Cuban expatriate jazz pianist Hilario Durán, then saxophonist Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, NOJO with guest Sam Rivers or Don Byron, the Toronto sextet Soul Stew, Marty Morell, Gorillaz, Englishman Damon Albarn's Mali Music, the Russian Globalis Symphony Orchestra, the True North Brass, Jovino Santos Neto, the Gryphon Trio, the St. Lawrence Quartet, and Via Salzburg. Also a well-respected producer, Occhipinti has worked for Hilario Durán, Dafnis Prieto, Quartetto Gelato, and the Shurum Burum Jazz Circus, and has been a music director and orchestra contractor for films and commercials. He received an Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto in 1999, and in 2001, as part of Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, he shared the Juno award for Best Global Album. In 2005 he received his own Juno as producer of Durán's New Danzon CD. Other awards include the National Jazz Award for Producer of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and Acoustic Group of the Year for his own band in 2005. In 2006 he received a SOCAN award for the cartoon series George Shrinks. In this episode, Roberto explains his personal transcribing approach and shows how to profit from every transcription you make. Among all the great things that Roberto says, my favourites are: 'What I put on paper when I transcribe is not what was originally written on paper, I write what I hear'; 'I am always looking for good stuff to steal'. 'As Clark Terry use to say: Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate' 'You don't do justice to Dexter Gordon when you write his solos on paper' 'Most of the times, when I transcribe, I do it for the specific purpose of getting paid' 'The whole point of transcribing is to figure out why the player did that thing, why it works and why it appeals to you' Artists mentioned in this episode: Clark Terry, Dexter Gordon, Dave Liebman, George Russell, Richard Davis, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, Joe Henderson, Mike Smith, Miles Davis, a.o. You can check Roberto Occhipinti here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Occhipinti You can check Mirko Guerrini's music here: https://mirkoguerrini.bandcamp.com Mirko Guerrini is a D'Addario artist, playing D'Addario mouthpieces and reeds. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is being recorded. I pay my respect to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
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Composer/keyboardist Anthony Coleman with stories and samples of his bands, solo work from improv to stride piano, projects for large and small ensembles, the Downtown and Radical Jewish Music movements, and an embrace of musical culture from Harlem to Herzegovina, Korea to Vienna, with appearances by Roy Nathanson, Charles K. Noyes, Jim Pugliese, Don Byron, and many more, all recorded at Roulette between 1986-2016.
Anthony Coleman: Radical Touch The music of composer/keyboardist Anthony Coleman with stories and samples of his bands, solo work from improv to stride piano, projects for large and small ensembles, the Downtown and Radical Jewish Music movements, and an embrace of musical culture from Harlem to Herzegovina, Korea to Vienna, with appearances by Roy Nathanson, Charles K. Noyes, Jim Pugliese, Don Byron, and many more, all recorded at Roulette between 1986-2016. https://roulette.org/
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Well, Loki was certainly one helluva ride, wasn't it? We talk about all the twists and turns as well as figuring out how we did with judging all the predictions and fan theories that we looked at prior to episode one. Who was right? Who was wrong? And most importantly, who takes home the bottle of bourbon that serves as our motivation to use our noggin on these things instead of just phoning it in? All of that plus Marvel news, more Marvel news, a few cheap shots at DC, new documentary content on Disney Ploos that we're dying to see, Tim's health update, and much more! LINKS OF INTEREST: - Marvel Studios is laying out their rules for the multiverse - An indirect answer to our Infinity Stones question from a few episodes back - James Gunn talks about the difference between Marvel Studios and working for DC and Warner Bros. - Does the Loki finale explain the WandaVision post-credits scene? - FINALLY... we get a Disney Galleries episode talking about the Mandalorian season two finale - Here's the Deadpool trailer reaction video for the new flick Free Guy featuring everyone's favorite sentient pile of rocks, Korg - Jonathan Frakes was the host of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Robert Stack was the host of Unsolved Mysteries - The jazz clarinetist that Todd was trying so hard to recall? It's Don Byron. And the song in question with Biz Markie is called "Schizo Jam" from his 1998 album Nu Blaxpoitation - A little background on Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year - the most expensive bottle of bourbon you can buy that's produced in any kind of quantity. Retail might be $69.99, but good luck finding it for that - most of the time, you're looking upwards of $2,000 to find it on the secondary market ...AND ANOTHER THING: Tim recommends watching the Rob Van Dam episode of WWE Icons on Peacock Todd thinks you oughta check out this video of Biz Markie singing Elton John's classic "Bennie and the Jets" with Beastie Boys live. Or, here's a longer and slightly better quality video. FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL MEDIAS: Did you love what you listened to? Fantastic - we love people with questionable taste that enjoy a couple chuckleheads cracking each other up. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more of the internet funny.
Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletterDon Byron is originally from the Bronx, and he was kind of a fixture on the Downtown music scene in the late '80s and early '90s. His first album as a leader, Tuskegee Experiments, came out almost 30 years ago, in 1992; it featured a variety of musicians, including guitarist Bill Frisell, two different bassists, Reggie Workman and Lonnie Plaxico, and two different drummers, Pheeroan AkLaff and Ralph Peterson. A year after that, he released Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz, an album of klezmer music that shaped his public image maybe more strongly than he might have liked, as you'll understand when you listen to this conversation. The thing with Byron is, every one of his records is completely different from the others — he seems to always be deeply invested in exploring a concept, and once he's done that on record, he moves on. He's not one of those musicians who establishes a working band and takes them into the studio every year or two. When he makes a record, it's because he's got something very particular to say at that moment, and when he's done, he's said all he has to say on that subject. And as a result, his albums require you to really be willing to put the time in and think about what he's saying and why. That's not to suggest that the music isn't enjoyable on a purely sensory level. It is. He's a great clarinet player, and a really fascinating composer. But he wants you to think about why someone might make the kind of music they make, instead of just taking it — or taking anything — for granted. I should warn you that about halfway through our talk, Don Byron drops an N-bomb with a hard R while making a point about what is and what isn't jazz, what is and what isn't black music, et cetera. That's basically the subject we spend this entire hour circling around, because his primary instrument, the clarinet, the composers whose work he explores, and all of that are in kind of blurry territory where, as he says, it's not considered "real" jazz sometimes. Which is on the one hand bullshit, because jazz is whatever a jazz musician plays, but on the other hand, genre distinctions are meaningless anyhow, right? That's why we end up talking about Biz Markie and Kirk Franklin and Fishbone and all the other stuff that we talk about in this interview. I had a blast talking to him; I hope you'll enjoy listening to our conversation.If you do enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Don Byron/Aruán Ortiz, “Black and Tan Fantasy” (Random Dances and [A]tonalities)Don Byron, “Powerhouse” (Bug Music)
Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletterDon Byron is originally from the Bronx, and he was kind of a fixture on the Downtown music scene in the late '80s and early '90s. His first album as a leader, Tuskegee Experiments, came out almost 30 years ago, in 1992; it featured a variety of musicians, including guitarist Bill Frisell, two different bassists, Reggie Workman and Lonnie Plaxico, and two different drummers, Pheeroan AkLaff and Ralph Peterson. A year after that, he released Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz, an album of klezmer music that shaped his public image maybe more strongly than he might have liked, as you'll understand when you listen to this conversation. The thing with Byron is, every one of his records is completely different from the others — he seems to always be deeply invested in exploring a concept, and once he's done that on record, he moves on. He's not one of those musicians who establishes a working band and takes them into the studio every year or two. When he makes a record, it's because he's got something very particular to say at that moment, and when he's done, he's said all he has to say on that subject. And as a result, his albums require you to really be willing to put the time in and think about what he's saying and why. That's not to suggest that the music isn't enjoyable on a purely sensory level. It is. He's a great clarinet player, and a really fascinating composer. But he wants you to think about why someone might make the kind of music they make, instead of just taking it — or taking anything — for granted. I should warn you that about halfway through our talk, Don Byron drops an N-bomb with a hard R while making a point about what is and what isn't jazz, what is and what isn't black music, et cetera. That's basically the subject we spend this entire hour circling around, because his primary instrument, the clarinet, the composers whose work he explores, and all of that are in kind of blurry territory where, as he says, it's not considered "real" jazz sometimes. Which is on the one hand bullshit, because jazz is whatever a jazz musician plays, but on the other hand, genre distinctions are meaningless anyhow, right? That's why we end up talking about Biz Markie and Kirk Franklin and Fishbone and all the other stuff that we talk about in this interview. I had a blast talking to him; I hope you'll enjoy listening to our conversation.If you do enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Don Byron/Aruán Ortiz, “Black and Tan Fantasy” (Random Dances and [A]tonalities)Don Byron, “Powerhouse” (Bug Music)
This week we celebrate the legacy of a musician whose contribution to the jazz world was cut short too early, pianist Geri Allen. The fruits of her legacy, however, have already been evident for some time. There are so many among today's pianists who are in their late 40s, from Jason Moran to Ethan Iverson, from Vijay Iyer to Aruan Ortiz, in whose piano playing one can feel the influence of the Pontiac native. And when you hear today's trailblazers look up to a musician that was just 15-20 years their senior, you know that Geri Allen's repertoire is bound to become an increasingly influential source of inspiration for years to come. The playlist features Geri Allen; Tim Ray; Donald Walden; Wallace Roney; The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet; Don Byron and Aruan Ortiz; Noël Akchoté; Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/13403741/Mondo-Jazz (up to Iyer-Taborn). Happy listening!
Puntata in cui approfondiremo il rapporto tra jazz, spiritualità e ricerca interiore…con i viaggi astrali di Pharoah Sanders, le marching band dei funerali jazz, i gospel di Don Byron e la santeria cubana!
Space is the place_jazz e dintorni del 6 aprile 2021Puntata in cui approfondiremo il rapporto tra jazz, spiritualità e ricerca interiore…con i viaggi astrali di Pharoah Sanders, le marching band dei funerali jazz, i gospel di Don Byron e la santeria cubana. Per diffondere questa puntata: https://www.radiotandem.it/space-is-the-place-del-6-aprile-2021 Tutti i podcast di Space is the place: https://www.radiotandem.it/category/space-is-the-place
We’ll open with “Powerhouse” performed here by Don Byron off of Bug Music from 1996. Composed by Raymond Scott in 1937, “Powerhouse” was featured in over 40 Warner Bros. cartoons and perhaps best known for its use in the 1946 Looney Tunes cartoon “Baby Bottleneck” which stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. 1946 is also …
TALKING SPIRITS PODCAST #14 - DEAN BOWMAN A conversation between Dean Bowman and Armin Alic Welcome to the Talking Spirits Podcast #14, the first episode of Season 2. My guest today is my dear brother, the American maestro vocalist Dean Bowman. Dean and I go back a very long time as we met in 2006 on Myspace, after I have been a fan of his for some time already. In 2007 we founded the band "Little Rock Nine", and had lots of fun making music together. While the band went on a hiatus in 2009 when my band Royal Street Orchestra came together and became a focus for me, we are still friends and will definitely do some more music together in the future… In our conversation we are talking about the impact of Covid-19 on Dean´s life, his "tenure" as the original vocalist of David Fiuczynski´s Screaming Headless Torsos, his very diverse body of work, which includes working together with highly acclaimed musicians such as John Scofield, Don Byron, Lester Bowie and many more, being a vocalist, why Jazz can be a white racist word, and many more highly interesting topics… Definitely an episode you wanna listen to, if you are into Black Music… Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:36 The impact of Covid-19 00:02:49 First memories of music in life 00:04:09 The decision to go for it as a singer 00:06:43 Screaming Headless Torsos 00:14:25 Wedding in Sarajevo 00:19:41 Working in different musical settings 00:22:50 The music of Ray Charles 00:26:35 Building different characters as a singer 00:33:42 Advice for singers 00:35:12 Jazz (is a white racist word) 00:39:28 Charles Mingus 00:42:39 The art of a-capella solo performance 00:48:09 Traveling 00:50:48 Becoming a father 00:54:02 Current activities 00:55:57 Message to the listeners 00:56:45 Outro Links: Dean Bowman on Facebook Black Rock Coalition webpage Screaming Headless Torsos debut album on Spotify Dean´s blog post "Father´s Day and the Alic Family" Dean´s a-capella gospel album "Death don´t have no mercy" on Spotify
Bassist Reggie Washington was a key participant in the Modern Jazz revolution of the 80's and 90's. He became known touring, recording and performing with Steve Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Chico Hamilton, Oliver Lake, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Lester Bowie and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In 2005, Reggie began successfully touring with his own bands. They were a mix of American & European musicians such as Ravi Coltrane, Gene Lake, Stéphane Galland, Jef Lee Johnson, Erwin Vann, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, E.J Strickland, Jozef Dumoulin, Skoota Warner, Matthew Garrison, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner, Poogie Bell and Ronny Drayton. Originally aired June 29th 2015 https://reggiewashington-official.com/ (https://reggiewashington-official.com) https://my.captivate.fm/www.joekelleyradio.com (www.joekelleyradio.com) https://reggiewashington-official.com/
042: Bruce MackGood morning! This is Play It Like It's Music, I'm Trevor, thanks for listening.On Wednesday, June 3rd of 2020 music is not content, it's connection. And I've been bothered about everything going on this week, glued to the news just like a lot of you. We went out and marched down at the Grove in LA, which was lovely because we left right before before the cops broke it up with tear gas. It turns out Beverly Hills doesn't take kindly to marchers. But up until that moment it was a literal walk in the park with a committed group of peaceably assembled people. Peaceful isn't the right word to describe something like that. More like it was harmonious, beautiful, honest. Justified criticism of something so obviously wrong like the routine state-sanctioned murder of innocent people shouldn't need to have "peacefulness" imposed on it from outside by anyone, let alone the targets of the criticism...But this is a show about music. You know, people like to argue about how much music and politics should mix but I personally don't believe there's a legit argument to be had, because if you really understand music then you know that there really is no line between music and life. Music is everywhere and it's a part of every living experience we have, not just when we choose to sing about it. Likewise, there's no line between politics and life. Sometimes you turn the politics on, sometimes it turns on you. But don't pretend there's a line there where it stops existing or being relevant. You'd only be blinding yourself. Like where is the line between politics and human rights? Show me where that line is and then I'll believe someone who says a musician can't also be political.But let's talk about Black music for a second. For my part I don't have anything to say about black music except "thank you". And then make my own musical offering in return. We can see that a musician of any race is always engaged in hot pursuit of the infinite, and most musicians on the whole understand that cooperating with each other across lines helps move the whole endeavor forward. But it's not always up to musicians. We know that plenty of people - collaborators and customers alike - line up to take advantage, both of the hard work we do and also of the cultural contributions people bring. Black musicians in particular have historically gotten ripped off by the music industry, even as their compositions, performances, innovations and energy has dominated in public. Follow the money and you'll be shocked at where it doesn't go, especially those of you who believe the hype. It's not just that people have a right to be mad, but they have a right to organize to change things. Today on the show I'm lucky to have Bruce Mack who is a board member and former president of the Black Rock Coalition to talk to us about growing up in New York City during the 70's and 80's, and how some of the artists of that time chose to show up to the scene with more than just a song.Bruce is a be-bop style vocalist who incorporates vocal improvisation into funk and other forms of music. B-Mack also plays several instruments, including keyboards, electric bass, percussion and drum set. He performs and contributes original music to multiple ensembles, most notably Burnt Sugar, Melvin Van Peebles wid/ Laxative and Nubian Messengers.The Black Rock Coalition is well-known to fans of the many bands that make up its membership - a few of which are Living Colour, Meshell Ndegeocello, 24-7 Spyz, Chocolate Genius, Don Byron and Nona Hendryx. An iconic organization that remains vital to this day, the BRC is a collective of artists, writers, producers, publicists, activists and music fans assembled to maximize exposure and provide resources for Black artists who defy convention.We've heard from members previously on this show: check out episode 2 with Luqman Brown of Dope Saggitarius and episode 4 with Mazz Swift. Today it's all about native New Yorker, Bruce Mack aka B-Mack (the artist, the band). Settle in and let's listen:Press PLAY above to hear my conversation with Bruce Mack.Thanks for listening to Play It Like It’s Music. Thanks to Bruce Mack for spending some very generous time with us. You can find his music at b-mack.bandcamp.com and at Reverb Nation, Facebook, IG and Twitter.If you like this show, please tell a friend:Follow me on social media @trevorexter and talk to me on there if you have thoughts about the show.We're all contending with a mutating professional landscape, jacked revenue streams, a catastrophic global pandemic and plenty of other noise out in the culture.But you gotta keep playing.We don't draw any lines here between scenes or styles.As always, thank you for listening and remember to play it like its music.You can check out my music on bandcamp and other places. It’s all at my website, trevorexter.com. Sign the mailing list on substack to get this show sent right to you the very moment it comes out. Consider hiring me to score your piece, do some cello, teach you lessons, produce your show or back you up onstage. Music is a beautiful thing and it makes the world go round.Big love to your ears.Trevor(Did you press play yet?)...If you like this stuff, help it spread by sharing it!Hear songs: the “Trevor Exter Playlist” on SpotifySign the mailing list!Take lessons from me online!Hire me remotely for cello overdubs or to score your piece.Or to produce your podcast.Follow me on IG TW FBMore @trevorexter.compsst… sign up for emails: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit playitlikeitsmusic.substack.com
Stir Crazy With Steve Jenkins: Conversations With Creatives During The Quarantine
In this episode, I talk to the amazing Vernon Reid.Vernon is one of the most intelligent and interesting people I know. We share out love for science fiction, comic books, and music. Besides Living Colour, he’s played with people like Ronald Shannon Jackson, Mick Jagger, The Roots, Public Enemy, Janet Jackson, Don Byron, Bernie Worrell, Santana, Jack Bruce, and many more.As a guitar player, he’s still very cutting edge and represents what I feel is a perfect balance of feel, technique, and technology and an infinite range of sounds.
As a global pandemic threatens to upend life as we know it, the future is becoming increasingly difficult to grapple with. On this week's On the Media, we turn to people who have been spent years readying themselves for societal collapse: doomsday preppers. Plus, how a different disaster — Hurricane Katrina — revealed inconsistencies in how we care for one another in times of crisis. 1. As the pandemic continues to disrupt our communities and daily routines, the very passage of time feels distorted. Brooke [@otmbrooke] examines how covid-19 is warping a sense of chronology. Listen here. 2. OTM Producer Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger] immerses himself in the survivalist media sphere, and talks to Richard Mitchell Jr., professor emeritus of sociology at Oregon State University, about how preppers are reacting to news that the moment they've been planning for may finally be here. Listen here. 3. Rebecca Onion [@rebeccaonion], staff writer at Slate, on survivalist novelist and blogger John Wesley Rawles and the rise of prepper fiction. Listen here. 4. Vann Newkirk II, staff writer at The Atlantic and host of the new podcast "Floodlines," on the lessons of Hurricane Katrina. Listen here. Music from this week's show: Time is Late by Marcos Ciscar PRELUDE 8: The Invisibles by John Zorn Coffee Cold by Galt MacDermot Slow Pulse Conga by William Pasley Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel "Auf einer Burg" by Don Byron Melancolia by Marcos Ciscar
Anthony Braxton playing standards? Don Byron and Phillip Johnston playing the music of Raymond Scott? Nothing to be surprised about... as musicians have a more open mind than critics like to recognize. So here's the second part of this week's show focusing on retro-sounding jazz performed by forward-leaning musicians - a bit like the jazz equivalent of Blade Runner. For the first part go to https://www.mixcloud.com/MondoJazz/avant-retro-or-retro-avant-mondo-jazz-103-1/ Happy listening! The playlist features also Matt Darriau's Ballin' the Jack, Enrico Terragnoli's Orchestra Vertical, Mauro Ottolini's Sousaphonix, Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima Quartet, Phillip Johnston's Big Trouble, Don Byron, Farmers Market, Anthony Braxton, The Four Bags, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, and Moppa Elliott. Detailed playlist at: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/10322837/Mondo-Jazz (from Vangelis onward)
This week we focus on the art of the duo. A challenging format as one does neither have the complete freedom of a solo nor the support of a larger band. Yet, in the hands of the right artists, it can produce magical music. During the first hour we feature Geri Allen & Marcus Belgrave, Joe Henderson & Christian McBride, Fabrizio Bosso & Julian Oliver Mazzariello, Michael Blake & Kresten Osgood, Günter Sommer & Till Brönner, Charlie Hunter & Leon Parker, Marc Ducret & Herb Robertson, Jim Hall & Joey Baron, Roberto Ottaviano & Mal Waldron, Gil Evans & Steve Lacy, Don Byron & Jason Moran, Steve Kuhn & Joe Lovano. In the the second part there's a special emphasis on duos featuring saxophonists as well as drummers with the music of Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien; Lionel Martin & Sangoma Everett; TOTM - Tivoli of the Mind; Guy Klucevsek & Phillip Johnston; Paul Weiling & Dave Tronzo; Aldo Romano & Joe Lovano; Ted Poor & Andrew D'Angelo; William Parker & Hamid Drake; Uli Kempendorff’s Field; Max Roach & Dizzy Gillespie; Massimo Colombo & Felice Clemente; Mats Eilertsen; NickHead; Nicole Johänntgen & Thomas Lahns; Joe Lovano & Hank Jones. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/10222238/Mondo-Jazz. Photo credit: Luciano Rossetti (Phocus Agency)
Praised for the “breathtaking singing quality of his sound” by jazz icon John McNeil and as a “musician of the highest order” by renowned orchestral trumpeter Charles Daval, Ryan Nielsen’s lyricism and versatility are rare. His artistry grows out of a love of groove, spirit, and beautiful melody. He began performing professionally at 17, and has since been a guest artist at concerts and festivals throughout the United States. Nielsen’s debut album, Gift of Breath (a joint project with his mentor, Ra Kalam Bob Moses) was selected by the New York City Jazz Record as a 2017 Recommended New Release. Ra Kalam, whose previous work was selected by the Smithsonian as a landmark in jazz history, called Gift of Breath, “One of the deepest, most soulful and creative recordings I've ever done.” In 2016, Nielsen was named trumpeter in the Kobie Watkins Grouptet. Perhaps best known for his extensive work with jazz legend, Sonny Rollins, Watkins formed his Grouptet from across the country. Their first album, Movement, was released on Origin Records to international critical acclaim. The Chicago Tribune named it one of the ten best albums of 2018, alongside artists like Joe Lovano, Stefon Harris, Don Byron, and Dave Douglas. As a graduate student at Arizona State University, Nielsen studied with David Hickman and Mike Kocour, and received of the Doc Severinsen award for outstanding classical and jazz trumpet. He went on to pursue doctoral studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with John McNeil, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, and Tom Rolfs. Nielsen loves teaching students of all ages, and has a reputation as a passionate and inspiring teacher. He is currently Associate Professor of Trumpet at Utah Valley University.
This week we have have decided to do the jazz shuffle, and by shuffle we don't mean the jazz rhythm, but the randomized play. A perfect approach to revel through unexpected pairings, daring juxtapositions and accidental non sequiturs. After all if one is careful to only add great music in an ipod or music collection, then no matter how random the selection is, it'll sound good. Enjoy jumping from John Zorn to Vinicius Cantuaria, from Don Byron to United Future Organization, from Ornette Coleman to Timi Yuro, from Towa Tei to Bill Evans or from Captain Beefheart to Lester Bowie and realizing that it all makes perfect sense. The playlist features also: Osmiza, Calvin Keys, Oliver Nelson, Keely Smith, John Fourie, Stanley Turrentine, Ben Allison, George Lewis, Bill Frisell, Lucio Dalla, Phillip Johnston, Steve Argüelles, Rodney Kendrick, Jason Moran, Skopje Connection, Leo Gasperoni 3Quietmen, Bunky Green Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/9529864/Mondo-Jazz
On 30 July 1969 Miles Davis released "In a Silent Way". After influencing generations of musicians, its tracks continue to sound as modern 50 years later as when they were first recorded. This week we celebrate the musical trail blazed by that seminal album by focusing on musicians that have embraced Miles' electric legacy. The playlist features Hot Club of Detroit; Médéric Collignon; Don Byron; Animation; Betty Davis; Henry Kaiser, Wadada Leo Smith; Bill Evans; Miles Davis; Jeff Ballard; Yazz Ahmed; Dave Douglas; Mat Maneri; Enrico Merlin; Mark Isham; Jon Hassell; Nicholas Payton; Erik Truffaz; Ben Neill; Nils Petter Molvær; Martux_m. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/9195145/Mondo-Jazz Photo credit: Lee Friedlander.
a cura di Gigi Longo. Brani di Human Feel, Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Deep Art Men, Mara De Mutiis, Maurizio Brunod, Domenico Caliri & Cal Trio, Roberto Martinelli & Ermanno Maria Signorelli, The Necks (seconda parte)
a cura di Gigi Longo. Brani di Human Feel, Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Deep Art Men, Mara De Mutiis, Maurizio Brunod, Domenico Caliri & Cal Trio, Roberto Martinelli & Ermanno Maria Signorelli, The Necks (seconda parte)
Jazz, the quintessential open door genre,has a capacity to beautifully integrate all kinds of sources. From music from faraway places to compositions written and instruments used for completely different genres. When it comes to the human voice, jazz has shown an uncanny openness finding a musical role for all sorts of non verbal sounds. Here we explore the jazz side of moaning, sighing, whistling, groaning, humming, grunting, etc. Don't worry it's all going to be supremely musical, even virtuosic thanks to the creative minds of the likes of Roland Kirk, Toots Thielemans, Art Farmer, Yohimbe Brothers, Keith Jarrett, Don Byron, Eddie Fisher, Guano Padano, Alessandro Alessandroni, Ennio Morricone, Dead Combo, Rollerball, Claude Barthelemy, Horace Silver, Supergenerous, Brahja Waldman, Napoli Centrale, Bill Withers, John Zorn, Wynton Marsalis, Todd Sickafoose, Talking Pictures, Louis Prima, Wayne Shorter, Allison Miller Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/5741842/Mondo-Jazz
Класична музика у джазових версіях: Шопен, Брамс, Чайковський, Моцарт, Рахманінов. Іноді дуже несподівано, але не менш цікаво. А ще привітання із Ханукою німецькою мовою від темношкірого Don Byron у його версії “Танця із шаблями” Арама Хачатуряна. Вам сподобається.
Класична музика у джазових версіях: Шопен, Брамс, Чайковський, Моцарт, Рахманінов. Іноді дуже несподівано, але не менш цікаво. А ще привітання із Ханукою німецькою мовою від темношкірого Don Byron у його версії “Танця із шаблями” Арама Хачатуряна. Вам сподобається.
Aquello que te mueve, es danza. Esa es la filosofía de dos músicos que se reúnen por primera vez como dúo: el pianista cubano Aruán Ortiz y el clarinetista estadounidense Don Byron. En "Random Dances & (A)Tonalities" entran y salen de la tonalidad, "a la que siempre volvemos", dice Ortiz. Un trabajo de originales y versiones de Mompou o guiños a Tete Montoliu con el que abrimos esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 30 de noviembre de 2018. Bajo el nombre de Lurpekariak se esconde un sexteto (o doble trío) liderado por el trompetista Ion Celestino que trabaja junto a Nerea Erbiti (voz), Ander García (contrabajo), Javier Callén (contrabajo), Daniel Lizarraga (batería) e Israel Tubilleja (batería) en la exploración de la tradición folclórica vasca a través del lenguaje de la improvisación. Su primer trabajo lleva por título "Itsasotik Iturrira". De tradición sabe mucho el saxofonista puertorriqueño Miguel Zenón que junto al cuarteto de cuerda Spektral Quartet, de Chicago, crea música a partir de elementos folclóricos para "Yo soy la tradición". Un trabajo que se aleja del patrón solista con acompañamiento para fundir y jugar con las dinámicas del lenguaje para grupo de cámara. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com
Aquello que te mueve, es danza. Esa es la filosofía de dos músicos que se reúnen por primera vez como dúo: el pianista cubano Aruán Ortiz y el clarinetista estadounidense Don Byron. En "Random Dances & (A)Tonalities" entran y salen de la tonalidad, "a la que siempre volvemos", dice Ortiz. Un trabajo de originales y versiones de Mompou o guiños a Tete Montoliu con el que abrimos esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 30 de noviembre de 2018. Bajo el nombre de Lurpekariak se esconde un sexteto (o doble trío) liderado por el trompetista Ion Celestino que trabaja junto a Nerea Erbiti (voz), Ander García (contrabajo), Javier Callén (contrabajo), Daniel Lizarraga (batería) e Israel Tubilleja (batería) en la exploración de la tradición folclórica vasca a través del lenguaje de la improvisación. Su primer trabajo lleva por título "Itsasotik Iturrira". De tradición sabe mucho el saxofonista puertorriqueño Miguel Zenón que junto al cuarteto de cuerda Spektral Quartet, de Chicago, crea música a partir de elementos folclóricos para "Yo soy la tradición". Un trabajo que se aleja del patrón solista con acompañamiento para fundir y jugar con las dinámicas del lenguaje para grupo de cámara. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com
This week we'll go through a heap of spectacular new releases, with a special emphasis on albums featuring piano and saxophone, and an ecstatic sampling of The Art Ensemble Of Chicago & Associated Ensembles, the definitive 21 CD set which is about to be released by ECM to mark the 50th anniversary of both the German label and of the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago. The playlist includes: Jane Ira Bloom, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Don Byron & Aruan Ortiz, Aaron Goldberg, John Medeski's Mad Skillet, Ben Wendel, Kenny Werner, Devin Gray, Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Emanuele Maniscalco - Francesco Bigoni - Mark Solborg, Florian Weber, Steve Kuhn, Federica Michisanti, Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Laurent David - Malcolm Braff - Stephane Galland, Jerome Sabbagh & Greg Tuohey, Abstract Orchestra, Marcus Strickland, Jonathan Finlayson. Detailed playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/index.php?station=rfb&playlist=8283#here
George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader. Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including Buster Williams, Lenny White, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, and many others. His latest album, “Nation Divided“ (Whirlwind Records) is his 30th as a bandleader. Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is an Associate Professor at Portland State University.
a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche di Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart, Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Duke Ellington, Marc Hollander Aksak Maboul (prima parte)
a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche di Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart, Don Byron & Aruán Ortiz, Duke Ellington, Marc Hollander Aksak Maboul (prima parte)
Spoken word is performance art that goes hand in hand with jazz because words often sound great and notes can speak loud and clear. In this episode we will explore the best of it, together with outstanding new releases that are making our summer even hotter than it already is! The playlist will include music and words by Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier, Elio Villafranca, Don Byron, Emile Parisien & Wynton Marsalis, William Tatge, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Maria Grand, Branford Marsalis, Jason Moran, Matt Wilson, Hermeto Pascoal, Brad Mehldau, Jason Lindner, Ursula Rucker, Gerald Clayton feat. Aja Monet & Carl Hancock Rux, David Murray & Saul Williams, Ginger Baker, Michael Lowenstern, Caroline Davis. Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/radio/index.php?station=rfb&month=Aug&year=2018&playlist=7408#here
Today we go back to 1981, when "Amarcord Nino Rota" by producer Hal Willner was released. 37 years later it remains a reference record and one of the greatest tribute albums ever produced. We take a look back at the making of this great album, which has just been re-released by Corbett vs. Dempsey, with an interview with Hal Willner, and we play music from some of his other tribute projects (to Monk, Mingus, Ginsberg and vintage Disney movies). Two hours of aural fantasy. The playlist includes music by Nino Rota, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Kurt Weill performed by Jacki Byard, George Adams, Wynton & Branford Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Dave Samuels, Carla Bley, Bill Frisell, Steve Lacy, Allen Ginsberg, Was (Not Was), Sun Ra, Greg Cohen, Vernon Reid, Geri Allen, Don Byron, Art Baron, Chuck D, Henry Rollins, Charlie Watts, The Uptown Horns. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Jul&year=2018&playlist=7311#here
2-time GRAMMY-nominated Drummer, Composer, Bandleader, Educator and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Dafnis Prieto joins the show for the first time! Since his arrival to New York in 1999 from Cuba, Prieto has worked in bands led by Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman, Eddie Palmieri, Chico and Arturo O'Farrill, Dave Samuels and The Caribbean Jazz Project, Jane Bunnett, D.D. Jackson, Edward Simon, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Roy Hargrove, Don Byron, and Andrew Hill, among others. In 2006, Prieto received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album for his album “Absolute Quintet”. He also received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist in 2007. In 2011, Prieto was named a MacArthur “Genius" Fellow with his citation reading: “Electrifying audiences with dazzling technical abilities and rhythmically adventurous compositions while infusing Latin jazz with a bold new energy and sound.” Prieto is the founder of the independent music company Dafnison Music. He was a faculty member of Jazz Studies at NYU from 2005 to 2014, and in 2015 became a faculty member at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. In 2016 Prieto published the critically acclaimed drumming instructional book, “A World of Rhythmic Possibilities: Drumming Lessons and Reflections on Rhythms”. A leader of seven acclaimed albums, his most recent album release is “Back to the Sunset” with the Dafnis Prieto Big Band, collaborating with GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning producer Eric Oberstein and joined by special guests Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman, and Brian Lynch. We talk about his early development in Cuba, his compositional style and influences, working with some of the top latin jazz and jazz musicians in the world, his 2016 drumming instructional Book “A world of rhythmic possibilities”, his latest album “Back to the Sunset” and much, much more!
Everyone is familiar with MIT and the university's reputation as a serious force in the world of science, tech, and research, but how many are aware of MIT's legacy in the arts? Did you know that MIT's founder had envisioned incorporating the arts from the very beginning?In this episode we speak with Leila Kinney and Evan Ziporyn of MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) about MIT's culture of creativity and exploration, the institution's mission to humanize science and tech, and the exciting projects that have emerged from CAST, like Tomás Saraceno's Arachnid Orchestra.-About Leila Kinney-Leila W. Kinney is the Executive Director of Arts Initiatives and of the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST), working with Associate Provost Philip S. Khoury, the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P), the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), the Creative Arts Council, the Council for the Arts at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, and the MIT Museum, to advance the arts at MIT in the areas of strategic planning, cross-school collaborations, communications and resource development.Kinney is an art historian with experience in both SA+P, where she was on the faculty in the History, Theory and Criticism section of the Department of Architecture (HTC) and SHASS, where she taught in the Program in Women’s Studies and in Comparative Media Studies. She specializes in modern art, with an emphasis on media in transition, arts institutions and artists’ engagement with mass culture. She is a member of the Executive Committee of a2ru (Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities) and of the Advisory Committees of the Catalyst Collaborative at MIT, the MIT List Visual Arts Center and the MIT Museum.-About Evan Ziporyn-Evan Ziporyn makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, and between East and West. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, Yale University, and UC Berkeley with Joseph Schwantner, Martin Bresnick, and Gerard Grisey. He first traveled to Bali in 1981, studying with Madé Lebah, Colin McPhee’s 1930s musical informant. He returned on a Fulbright in 1987.Earlier that year, he performed a clarinet solo at the First Bang on a Can Marathon in New York. His involvement with Bang on a Can continued for twenty five years. In 1992, he co-founded the Bang on a Can All-stars (Musical America’s 2005 Ensemble of the Year), with whom he toured the globe and premiered over one hundred commissioned works, collaborating with Nik Bartsch, Iva Bittova, Don Byron, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Thurston Moore, Terry Riley, and Tan Dun. He co-produced their seminal 1996 recording of Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports,” as well as their most recent CD, “Big Beautiful Dark & Scary” (2012).Ziporyn joined the MIT faculty in 1990, founding Gamelan Galak Tika in 1993, and beginning a series of groundbreaking compositions for gamelan & Western instruments. These include three evening-length works, 2001’s “ShadowBang,” 2004’s “Oedipus Rex” (Robert Woodruff, director), and 2009’s “A House in Bali,” an opera which joins Western singers with Balinese traditional performers, and the Bang on a Can All-stars with a full gamelan. It received its world premiere in Bali that summer and its New York premiere at BAM Next Wave in October 2010.As a clarinetist, Ziporyn recorded the definitive version of Steve Reich’s multi-clarinet “New York Counterpoint” in 1996, sharing in that ensemble’s Grammy in 1998. In 2001, his solo clarinet CD, “This is Not A Clarinet,” made Top Ten lists across the country. His compositions have been commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road, Kronos Quartet, American Composers Orchestra, Maya Beiser, So Percussion, Wu Man, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, with whom he recorded his most recent CD, “Big Grenadilla/Mumbai” (2012). His honors include awards from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2011); The Herb Alpert Foundation (2011); USA Artists Walker Fellowship (2007); MIT’s Gyorgy Kepes Prize (2006); the American Academy of Arts and Letters Goddard Lieberson Fellowship (2004); as well as commissions from Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA and the Rockefeller MAP Fund. Recordings of his works have been been released on Cantaloupe, Sony Classical, New Albion, New World, Koch, Naxos, Innova, and CRI.He is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Music at MIT. He also serves as Head of Music and Theater Arts, and in 2012 was appointed inaugural Director of MIT’s Center for Art Science & Technology. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with Christine Southworth, and has two children, Leonardo (19) and Ava (12).-About MIT CAST-The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) creates new opportunities for art, science and technology to thrive as interrelated, mutually informing modes of exploration, knowledge and discovery. CAST’s multidisciplinary platform presents performing and visual arts programs, supports research projects for artists working with science and engineering labs, and sponsors symposia, classes, workshops, design studios, lectures and publications. The Center is funded in part by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Welcome to Part II of my super interesting chat with the great Leo Traversa. In our second half of the interview, Leo covers a wide variety of topics including his experiences working with bandleaders like Tania Maria and Don Byron, his methods of teaching and the various books he has written for The Collective. He also adds some fun insight into is passion for African music and other world-music styles.
Our guest for the next two weeks is veteran bassist/educator Leo Traversa. Leo’s numerous performance credits include Tania Maria, Don Byron, Renaissance, Bobby Sanabria, The Birdland Big Band and countless others. In the first part of this two-part interview, Leo talks about his musical upbringing, education as well as his early fascination with world music.
Holidays are the season of gift-giving. And music makes the perfect gift. So here’s the first of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end a challenging year on a positive note. PLAYLISTS INCLUDES Donald Fagen, Sonny Rollins, George Benson, Kresten Osgood, Jaga Jazzist, Don Byron, Krystle Warren, Marisa Monte, Jimmie Rowles, Tony Bennett, Marc Ribot, Ernst Reijseger, Georg Gräwe, Paul Motian, Eddie Jobson, Evan Ziporyn, Susie Ibarra Trio, Frank Zappa, Geri Allen, Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltotft, Mary Margaret O'Hara, New American Orchestra, John Bahler, Vangelis, Peggy Lee.
Free mix training with Lij at MixMasterBundle.com Get yourself a Rockstar T-shirt at: RSRockstars.com/Tshirt Get the theme music at: SkadooshMusic.com Get the full show notes at http://RSRockstars.com/70 My guest today is Roger Moutenot, a multi platinum Grammy nominated producer and engineer here in Nashville. Roger started out in Cliffside Park NJ with a view of Manhattan recording bands in his basement studio before attending the Institute of Audio Research in New York and landing a job at Skyline Studios in 1975. During his time at Skyline Roger recorded many important artists including Laurie Anderson, They Might Be Giants, and 10,000 Maniacs. Making the inevitable shift to freelance Roger began working at Chung King House of Metal with Run DMC, Heavy D, and Stetsasonic, and also recording greats from the the NY jazz scene John Zorn, Bill Frisell, and Don Byron. Moving to Nashville TN in the 90s I first met Roger when he was mixing Jill Sobule at Woodland Studios where I was interning. And then we got a chance to work together at Alex The Great studio owned by Robin Eaton and Brad Jones recording a cool indi band Toy Bean. In 1993 Roger produced Painful, for the college radio favorites Yo La Tengo, which began a long relationship with the band going on to record seven full length albums. These included the critically acclaimed albums I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One in 1997, and 2000’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. Roger continued to make records in both Nashville and NY until building his own Haptown Studio, where we are today. He has a long list of credits which include: producing Paula Cole’s double platinum, Grammy Nominated album, This Fire, Joseph Arthur, Lambchop, Josh Rouse, Jefferson Airplane/ Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash, John Cale, Jeff The Brotherhood, Son Volt, Mindy Smith, Cheap Trick, Gillian Welch, and John Mayer. The list goes on...
This week I speak with Evan Ziporyn, composer and clarinetist, who makes music at the crossroads between genres and cultures, east and west. As a clarinetist he performs as a soloist and as a member of the Eviyan Trio (with Iva Bittova and Gyan Riley); he also works regularly with Yo-yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and the Steve Reich Ensemble, with whom he shared a Grammy for Music for 18 Musicians. He is founder and director of Gamelan Galak Tika. His opera A House in Bali was featured at BAM Next Wave in 2010. From 1992-2012 he was a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-stars, finishing his tenure with the group with an appearance on an episode of PBS' Arthur. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, the American Composers Orchestra, Steven Schick, So Percussion, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He has collaborated with – among others - Brian Eno, Paul Simon, Ornette Coleman, Thurston Moore, Meredith Monk, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Louis Andriessen, Shara Worden, Cecil Taylor, Henry Threadgill, Matthew Shipp, and Ethel. His most recent project is the hour-long In My Mind & In My Car (w/Christine Southworth), for bass clarinet, electronics and video, His recording of Don Byron's Clarinet Concerto, which he commissioned, was named one of Downbeat Magazine's 2015 Albums of the Year. At MIT he is head of Music & Theater Arts and director of the Center for Art, Science & Technology. We discuss Evan's life, influences, career accomplishments and go deep into the recording session for the definitive version of Steve Reich's "New York Counterpoint" in 1996. This is a must listen episode for any new music fans. Links: Website: www.ziporyn.com Social Media: Twitter: @evanziporyn Facebook: EvanZiporynMusic Purchase Music: BandCamp: evanziporyn.bandcamp.com BandCamp: eviyan.bandcamp.com BandCamp: gamelangalaktika.bandcamp.com iTunes: iTunes Artist Page Discussion Topics: Calgary's year round snow Balinese Music Gamelan Fate and Spirituality Realizing the intent of the composer Don't mistake a bad performance for a bad piece What draws you to minimalist music? Bang on a Can All Stars Terry Riley - "In C" Steve Reich - Music For 18 Musicians Steve Reich - New York Counterpoint Recording New York Counterpoint Evan's First CD "This Is Not a Clarinet" The album as an art in itself Extended techniques (multiphonics, singing and playing) Lightning round questions David Bowie Tribute Concert People Mentioned: Josef Schwantner John Lennon Steve Reich Terry Riley Philip Glass La Monte Young John Cage Lightning Round Questions and Answers: If I were to walk over to your music stand right now, what would I find? An iPad (but it depends on which music stand!) What is your all-time piece of music? Rameau - Les Trois Mains and David Byrne - Marching Through The Wilderness If you could meet any musician throughout history would it be? Pythagoras What's your favorite book and why? Blindness by Jose Saramago and Go, Dog Go Is there anything else you'd like to share? Working on a new piece called "In My Mind and In My Car"
By Berklee Office of Communications October 16, 2009 Cuba-born drummer and composer Dafnis Prieto has been a dynamic force on both the jazz and Latin music scenes since moving to New York ten years ago. He's been nominated for Grammys and played with artists like Chuco Valdes, Michel Camilo, and Don Byron. Prieto brings his Si o Si Quartet to Cafe 939 for two concerts this month as part of Marsalis Berklee Jams. The quartet will also share the stage with Berklee students during two jam sessions. Check out the leadoff track from their new recording, "Si o Si."
As unfathomable as it seems, Cuban pianist (and composer, producer & educator) Aruán Ortiz has the same 24 hours in a day as everyone else. The proof is evident in everything he's accomplished since his 2008 New York arrival. During this period he's released five albums--- three in 2012! From Alameda in 2010 to his most recent album, Banned in London with the Michael Janisch Quintet in 2012. Ortiz can as easily be found leading his own quartet or in a duo with fellow pianist Bob Glück or as a sideman with talents like Esperanza Spalding and Don Byron. His acumen and versatility allows him to flow seamlessly from setting to setting and genre to genre including jazz and experimental. Ortiz has been honored with numerous awards and accolades from The Guardian, JazzTimes Magazine, Doris Duke Artist Impact Award and Latin Jazz Corner’s Arranger of the Year. 2015 will find Aruán back in the studio working on a new album and also the realization of his long form ensemble piece at Harlem Stage, Inside a Rhythmic Falls, which was inspired by a Haitian-based African Minuet form now standard as Tumba Francesa in Cuba. Aruán Online: http://www.aruan-ortiz.com/#bimhius2014 Talk Music Talk Playlist/020: Aruán Ortiz Edition: This week's Spotify playlist features Aruán Ortiz in a variety of jazz settings---with his quartet, duo and even as a sideman on singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding's Junjo. Selections were cherry-picked from four albums with a nod in mood to a lazy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy! http://open.spotify.com/user/therattlecat/playlist/2J030uq0FeZ9dW1u2K5auo For more information on TMT, visit: www.talkmusictalk.comOr my personal site: www.thisisboice.com Subscribe to my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/thisisboice?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to TMT on iTunes: http://bit.ly/TalkMusicTalk Or Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/TMTStitcher Or TuneIn Radio: http://bit.ly/TMTtunein If you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to leave a review and/or rating.It Reviews and ratings help to improve TMT rankings and spread the word. Thanks! "Liz (The Talk Music Talk Theme)"-FULL VERSION Written and Composed on an iPad by boice. https://soundcloud.com/thisisboice/liz-talk-music-talk-theme Check out my two albums of music, How To Be An Adult and Get Me Audio, Vol. 1, on Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/thisisboice
The Jazz Session turns eight today! To celebrate, I've put together a look back at eight years of the show, featuring interviews and music by many past guests, including: John Abercrombie, Carl Allen, Jen Baker & Kyoko Kitamura, Gene Bertoncini, Terence Blanchard, Don Byron, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Janel & Anthony, Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp, Steve Kuhn, Jo Lawry, Gene Ludwig, Marian McPartland, Nadje Noordhuis, Laurie Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Gerald Wilson, and more.
The Jazz Session turns eight today! To celebrate, I've put together a look back at eight years of the show, featuring interviews and music by many past guests, including: John Abercrombie, Carl Allen, Jen Baker & Kyoko Kitamura, Gene Bertoncini, Terence Blanchard, Don Byron, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Janel & Anthony, Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp, Steve Kuhn, Jo Lawry, Gene Ludwig, Marian McPartland, Nadje Noordhuis, Laurie Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Gerald Wilson, and more.
The Jazz Session turns eight today! To celebrate, I’ve put together a look back at eight years of the show, featuring interviews and music by many past guests, including: John Abercrombie, Carl Allen, Jen Baker & Kyoko Kitamura, Gene Bertoncini, Terence Blanchard, Don Byron, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Janel & Anthony, Darius Jones & Matthew … Continue reading "The Jazz Session #445: 8th Anniversary Retrospective!"
When harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg asked Bach to write pieces for him to play to help a Saxon count get to sleep at night he could hardly have realized that he was playing a key role in creating music that would inspire audiences and musicians for centuries. Not only are the Goldberg Variations among the most frequently performed works today, they also continue to inspire composers to write new variations on the famous themes. We'll feature an incredible array of these this week on Relevant Tones. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Dan Tepfer: Improvisation 1 & Variation 1 Dan Tepfer, piano Uri Caine: The Introitus Variation Kettwiger Bach Ensemble; David Moss, vocals J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations Jeremy Denk, piano Misha Zupko: Ghost Variation Lara Downes, piano Jennifer Higdon: Gilmore Variation Lara Downes, piano Derek Bermel: Kontraphunktus Lara Downes, piano Karlheinz Essl: Fantasia Chromatica fr. Gold.berg.werk for instruments and electronics Christina Neubauer, violin; Martin Kraushofer, viola; Eva Landkammer, cello Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on the Aria fr. Bach's Goldberg Variations Gabriela Montero, piano Uri Caine: Variation 9 (Canon at the Third) Ralph Alesi, trumpet; Don Byron, clarinet; Uri Caine, piano; Reid Anderson, bass Uri Caine: Variation 10 (Fughetta) Kettwiger Bach Ensemble; David Moss, vocals J.S. Bach: Aria fr. Goldberg Variations (excerpt) Lara Downes, piano Bright Sheng: Variation Fugato Lara Downes, piano
Don Byron is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist, rooted in jazz. However, his stylistic influences range from heavy metal to klezmer and more. In this edition of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe explores what it means to go beyond the idea of “avant-garde” and remain inspired and open to all elements of...
Don Byron is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist, rooted in jazz. However, his stylistic influences range from heavy metal to klezmer and more. In this edition of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe explores what it means to go beyond the idea of “avant-garde” and remain inspired and open to all elements of...
Don Byron is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist, rooted in jazz. However, his stylistic influences range from heavy metal to klezmer and more. In this edition of Liner Notes, Rabbi and jazz historian Neil Blumofe explores what it means to go beyond the idea of “avant-garde” and remain inspired and open to all elements of […]
Podcast this week with Junior Walker, Don Byron, Howlin' Wolf, JJ Cale, Fantasia, Will Smith, Beck, Phoenix, Osibisa, Jim Croce, Andrew WK, Aphex Twin, and Jay-Z itunes: http://bit.ly/Hg2RdK Facebook: http://on.fb.me/IzhiJV Email us at MusicFirstPodcast@gmail.com
http:www.bfbs.com/rnb - This week, we stray well away from the blues as the whole show comes from the FMM - Festival Musicas do Mundo, the World Music Festival in Sines, Portugal.This hour, hear Don Byron from the USA, Bellowhead from England, Trilok Gurtu from India, Lula Pena from Portugal, Harry Manx from Canada and The Etruria Criminale Banda from Italy. I hope you enjoy the change - back to normal service next week
Jason Crane interviews clarinetist Don Byron at the 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Byron performed two sets with his Ivey Divey trio featuring pianist Jason Moran and drummer Billy Hart. Byron has covered a lot of ground in his musical career, from the Ivey Divey project (honoring Lester Young) to the music of Junior Walker, Raymond Scott and Mickey Katz. Byron talks about Lester Young, his next project, and the influence of African-American religion on African-American speech. Find out more at DonByron.com.
Jason Crane interviews pianist Jason Moran at the 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Moran came to play with two bands -- his own Bandwagon and Don Byron's Ivey Divey trio. Moran's most recent CD is Artist In Residence (Blue Note, 2006), an album composed mostly of Moran's commissioned works. Moran talks about philosopher Adrian Piper, pianist Jaki Byard, and his new commission to create a multimedia piece inspired by Thelonious Monk's 1959 Town Hall concert. Find out more at JasonMoran.com.
Jason Crane interviews clarinetist Don Byron at the 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Byron performed...
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