Jazz Audiences 1
Audiences vary all over the lot but most people come to hear the music, of course, not to disrupt it. Rock audiences in clubs are invariably noisy, like the drinkers and talkers who came years ago, as...
View ArticlePlayed Twice
One of my favorite ways to teach people about jazz is to give them two (or more) different versions of the same tune. Milt (Bags) Jackson was, not arguably, the greatest vibraphone player jazz has...
View ArticleThe Elders on Miles Davis
Today’s New York Times features a piece on how two of Miles’s kids and a cousin are working to expand his reputation among the younger crowd. This effort extends from unissued and reissued recordings...
View ArticleMiles Davis Old and New
I reported about a year ago that there was a Miles Davis movie in the works. Now, says Variety, the film is in production, starring actor Don Cheadle (right) as the man with the horn. The team will...
View ArticleOvercoming One’s Aversions
There is always a tension going between what you want to listen to (the music you love) and what you think you should listen to (new or unfamiliar music). A case in point is a recent invitation to a...
View ArticleThe Greatest Jazz Artist of All Time?
The BBC asks you to vote from a list of fifty eligibles and, remember, you are picking “the greatest jazz artist of all time.” If you know anything substantial about the music, you will choose Louis...
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