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Rare James Taylor Quartet recording from 1989
I came across this rare JTQ track on You Tube this week which was recorded as part of a BBC session in either 1988 or 1989 (I can’t remember). Four of the tracks from those sessions were released as part … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, guitar, james taylor quartet, jtq, paul carr, sessions
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End of year review
As I am so new to the business of blogging, I thought it would make sense to make the final entry of the year a review of the 2008 year regarding my various activities. These are not in any specific … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath Spa University, Beacons Public Engagement, Cardiff Council, Foundation Degree, Frank Zappa, guitar, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Ikutaro Kakehashi, Knowledge Exchange, knowledge transfer, leeds university, paul carr, Rockschool, Roland, Roland UK, SWN, The Music Academy, Welsh Music Foundation, widening participation
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An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?:A Frank Zappa case study
I have been aware for a number of years that there has been a legal battle between Gail Zappa, head of the ‘Zappa Family Trust’, and the so called ‘tribute’ bands that are determined to continue performing his music live. … Continue reading
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Tagged ascap, bmi, bogus pomp, composer, copyright, cover bands, don preston, dweezel zappa, Frank Zappa, gail zappa, guitar, jimmy carl black, joes garage, mcps, muffin men, napoleon murphy brock, paul carr, petition, project object, prs, roy estrada, stravinsky, the grandmothers of invention, the muffin men, the zappatistas, translation, ugly radio rebellion, verese, wipe out, zappa family trust, zappa plays zappa, zappanale
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General introductory thoughts
The transition from full time musician to full time academic is a path that many music lecturers have undertaken. Where as 15 years ago I would have considered myself to be a musician – academic, these days I am firmly … Continue reading
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Tagged Foundation degrees, fusion, guitar, Guthrie Govan, higher education, james taylor quartet, jazz, jtq, paul carr, university of glamorgan
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