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The History of Acid Jazz: Part 2

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Paul Carr

I was involved in an interesting discussion last week for Loose Goose Radio on the history of Acid Jazz. I got the opportunity to reflect on my time in the James Taylor Quartet and how without even realising it – … Continue reading →

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The History of Acid Jazz Podcast

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Paul Carr

I am having a chat tomorrow with the guys down at the Loose Goose Podcast on the early years of the Acid Jazz movement. In order to do a bit of prep I raided my old vinyl collection and found … Continue reading →

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James Taylor Quartet Analysis

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Paul Carr

Here are the details of a paper on Phenomonology I presented at Cardiff University in September. It is a paper in development – so be gentle with me!! I have also attached the associated powerpoint slide – to make it … Continue reading →

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An Emic and Etic Analysis Of The Impact Of Creative Listening When Recording And Performing With The James Taylor Quartet

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Paul Carr

It is a long long time since I posted my last blog, so will try and make up for this in the next few days. I am off to Ireland in two weeks to present a paper on ecological listening, … Continue reading →

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Rare James Taylor Quartet recording from 1989

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Paul Carr

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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Why don’t more bands come to Wales: Promoting Live Music In Wales

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Paul Carr

On Friday November 14th, the ATRiuM’s Music Academy, Centre For Small Nations and the Welsh Music Foundation hosted a day of music industry seminars as part of the Cardiff based SWN festival. Over the next several weeks I will upload … Continue reading →

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General introductory thoughts

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Paul Carr

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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