As many of you probably know, the master drummer, composer and bandleader Paul Motian passed away on November 22, at the age of 80. (There are numerous obits out there you can find with a quick Google search - this one from The Guardian is pretty good) Motian, who is my favorite drummer, possessed one …
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Jason Moran and Bandwagon Live from the Vanguard Tonight
If you get a chance (I won't because I'm playing a gig tonight, but thankfully the concerts are archived) go the NPR Jazz website for a streaming set by Jason Moran and Bandwagon from the Village Vanguard. The link is here. And if you didn't know, Moran was just awarded one of those 500k no …
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My Non Average Listening Habits – Day 1
In his recent New Yorker column Sasha Frere Jones cited a study that said the average American listens to 20 hours of music a week. Turns out the "average American" (the critical theorist inside me just dry heaved) only owns 3 hours of that music, meaning that the majority of music s/he listens to comes from the radio or …
Two tasty nuggets from the NPR Jazz Website: Jason Moran and Craig Taborn
It took me a while, but since I finally discovered the wealth of free streaming and downloadable jazz on the NPR website I've been almost unable to stop mining their jazz and blues site for contemporary and forward thinking jazz. They post live sets from the Village Vanguard, the Newport Jazz Festival and from other venues …
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