Performance Neuroscientists have recently begun to examine the elusive nature of human creativity. Join Dr. Charles Limb, bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding, and jazz pianist Vijay Iyer as they discuss this fascinating new science and examine improvisational art forms such as jazz. Session As part of a research study, Dr. Charles Limb, Francis A. Sooy, MD Professor…
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As reported in OffBeat. cuban musicJazznew orleansPreservation Hall Jazz Band
This event was brought to my attention by Martin Rosenberg, one of conference speakers and a contributor to the forthcoming themed C+T issue on jazz. Here is the conference website. JazzJazz Improvisationmusicphilosophy of musicSpontaneous order
New York Times obituary He wanted, he told Marc Myers of the website JazzWax in 2012, “to get electronics to accurately capture the human spirit,” and to make the records he engineered sound “as warm and as realistic as possible.” Blue NoteJazzmusicRudy Van Gelder
N.O. music legend Pete Fountain dies at 86 George RodrigueJazzmusicnew orleanspete fountain
Mark Judge article in Acculturated (Mark can be excused for using the tarnished term “liberal” which unfortunately gives genuine free speech liberals a bad name). Many of the best jazz musicians are women, and many of them are creating brilliant music. Furthermore, they create without having to resort to shedding clothing or causing public scandal to…
Very pleased to find others that see the connections. complexityEmergenceJazzmartin rosenbergmusicSpontaneous order
Larry Blumenfeld reports: During a press conference at last year’s Jazz & Heritage Festival, Mayor Landrieu told me, “There is a way to organize culture without killing it.” Those words are either comforting or alarming, depending upon whom you ask. As David Freedman, the general manager of listener-supported WWOZ-FM (self-proclaimed “Guardians of the Groove”), told…
If you appreciate the Palmetto Bug Stompers you’ll appreciate the Vipers. Jazzmusicnew orleansnew orleans jazz vipersPalmetto Bug Stompers
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