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The Impact of Musical Environment on Lyrics and Meaning
This post is directed mainly to my undergraduate musicology students, but I am sure other readers will find it of interest to. This week in our class, we discussed the various ways in which the ‘musical environment’ (the sounds and … Continue reading
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Gig at Torfaen Jazz Club:Ustream
Here is a section of a gig I done at Torfaen Jazz club on 25/3/11. The band is a Scratch Band (playing together for the first time), but I think music aside, it displays how easy it is to capture … Continue reading
Muthspiel and Blade
For anyone interested in checking out some great music, I can only recommend listening to the work of Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel. I have included an amazing session he recorded with Brian Blade below, followed by a Spotify link for … Continue reading
Pat Metheny – Post 3
I am considering writing an academic paper on the Metheny Orchestration concept for a music technology conference in the UK. Here is a range of links that I still need to explore myself – but interesting information. http://www.eqmag.com/article/number-5-alive/April-2010/110739 http://www.eqmag.com/default.aspx http://www.keijzerfotografie.nl/item-x.php?itemId=222076 … Continue reading
Pat Metheny – Part Two
My last post on Pat Metheny has made me think about a book chapter I had published recently on the impact of jazz guitarists on the Jazz canon. Out of all electric guitarists, I would suggest that Metheny has done … Continue reading
Pat Metheny – The Orchestrion Album
I have been listening to the latest Pat Metheny album recently. As with nearly all of his projects – I love the music. However, this album also has a really interesting ‘process’. Check this out and be amazed! YouTube – … Continue reading
Jon Eberson – Another Norwegian Gem
After listening to Eivind Aarset, I thought I would dig around and see if I could find any other Norwegian guitarists that are relevant to my research. I have been a fan of Terje Rypdal for many years, but now … Continue reading