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pphilipp
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Worthwhile jazz show
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Mar 22 18:36 UTC 1995 |
On the last weekend in March (the one that bleeds into April) there's
going to be some great jazz at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit. I mention
this first because there are fully 3 strong Ann Arbor connctions associated
with these shows (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I believe). Viz.: the
(incredible) pianist Craig Taborn is a UM student and long time A2 resident
(check out his playing on all 3 James Carter cds as well as his own trio cd);
the (and I do mean *THE*) bass player Reggie Workman (!!!) is currently a
visitting professor in the UM music school (it's hard to find a jazz record
on which he doesn't play :) but perhaps he is most famous for stints with
John Coltrane and with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers); and the guitar player
Spencer Barefield is also a visitting professor at UM music school this
semester (he is surely best known for his work with Roscoe Mitchell's Sound
and Space Ensembles). Gerald Cleveland will be at the drums, and I think he
may also have A2 connections, but I'm not sure.
The second reason I mention this is to, again, try to get some (local,
I read a jazz usenet newsgroup for the non-local stuff) conversations about
jazz started. Please note that I have no professional affiliation with any
of these musicians or with Baker's. I'm just a big fan who wants to spread
the word! Hope to see you there (and read you here!).
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arabella
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response 1 of 9:
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Jun 21 11:46 UTC 1995 |
I like to listen to jazz, but I'm not currently very informed
about it. I pay so much attention to classical music that it
eats up a lot of time that might otherwise be devoted to finding
out about jazz. I did take a keyboard improvisation class with
Kenny Barron once, though, about 15 years ago.
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pphilipp
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response 2 of 9:
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Jun 22 15:10 UTC 1995 |
A lesson with Kenny Barron!! Do tell; this sounds very interesting.
Do you still play any improvised music (jazz or otherwise)? Are you
interested in discussing improvised music here? You say that you don't
have much time to find out about jazz. If you have any questions about
specific artists (or styles, etc.) I'd happily do my best to try to
answer. Even if I can't answer your question, we may be able to whip
up a discussion (even perhaps getting some other timid souls involved
as well!). Good listening! - Paul.
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dylan
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response 3 of 9:
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Jul 19 00:53 UTC 1995 |
Can anyone translate these words for me:
BOP
JIVE
SWING
JAZZ
BE
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omni
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response 4 of 9:
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Jul 19 04:43 UTC 1995 |
Bop- listen to several Dizzy Gillespie records. Repeat until funky.
Swing- do the above, except with several Benny Goodman records.
Jazz- Stan Kenton.
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pphilipp
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response 5 of 9:
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Jul 20 15:18 UTC 1995 |
Well, these terms are, of course, notoriously difficult to define. If
you are interested in something that falls far short of *definition*, I
can try to *describe* a bit about "jazz," "be-bop," and "swing." If
such controversial and necessarily incomplete descriptions could be of
help to you, let me know.
-Paul Philippon
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dylan
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response 6 of 9:
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Aug 8 20:38 UTC 1995 |
I kind of entered it as a joke. I wanted to see what people would answer.
For some reason though I kind of came upon a blank when I was putting these
words down. What I mean is can anyone add to my list of jazz slang? Please
help me out. I like the inventiveness of the whole thing.
peace .....
dylan
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jor
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response 7 of 9:
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Sep 9 13:12 UTC 1995 |
It makes more sense in historical context.
Remember the big jazz bands of the 1930's? Well I wasn't there either.
The term swing was used to describe their rhythm as the essence
of jazz. In the 1940's it became hard to put together a big band:
everybody got drafted! The smaller combos that emerged
were less dance oriented and the more ambitious music they
played came to be called bebop.
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krj
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response 8 of 9:
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Sep 12 21:21 UTC 1995 |
I don't think that's right about the 1940's: the big bands provided
the American soundtrack for the second world war. The collapse of
the big bands came around 1950, if I remember my casual research on
the subject correctly.
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bruin
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response 9 of 9:
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Sep 13 01:03 UTC 1995 |
Actually, the popularity of the Big Bands began to wane during the 1943
musician's strike, and after World War II, the vocalists, as opposed to the
bands, were beginning to get top billing (i.e. The Joe Blow Orchestra with
Jane Doe on vocals became Jane Doe with the Joe Blow Orchestra).
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