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The science of conducting

An interesting article from The Economist: Determining a conductor’s influence is tricky. Does a “good” conductor wangle bravura performances from his players, or simply preside over a self-organising virtuoso ensemble? To find out, Dr D’Ausilio watched two (anonymous) conductors leading five excerpts from Mozart’s symphony number 40 played by eight violinists from the Città di…

aesthetics

Marshall Baron

I want to bring your attention to someone I knew some 35 years ago – Marshall Baron. I never forgot Marshall: thanks to his sister Merle, she has done a terrific service to the world by bringing Marshall’s work to a wider audience via the web. Moreover, for us who were so privileged to have…

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New Orleans: Mon Amour

Love NOLA: Ten things you learn from living in New Orleans By Brett Will Taylor Good grief. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of my move from Boston to New Orleans. Has it really been two years? Has it only been two years? Forty-eight months in and it’s hard to remember ever living anywhere else. This…

music

Headquarters

To mark the 5oth anniversary of Preservation Hall. We are all in profoundly debted to Allan and Sandra Jaffe. Allan JaffeJazzmusicnew orleanspreservation hallPreservation Hall Jazz BandSandra Jaffe

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“Von” Freeman

“Von” obituary Louis Armstrong used to come by from the time I was about 3 years old, and he’d always say to me, ‘Hi Pops,’ recalled Freeman, pointing to the era when Satchmo was enjoying his first blush of success as a Chicago bandleader and emerging recording artist. “Earl Hines came over, and Fats Waller…

"Fats" Domino

Black Dog: Now and Zen

One has to hand it to Robert Plant for eventually finding his way through the dreadful ’80s and now re-establishing himself as an elder statesman without ever becoming a caricature of his former self, not trying to be perpetually hip (a la Bowie) and now no longer feeling he has to escape the burden of…

music

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?

86-year-old returns to New Orleans, fulfilling wish of a lifetime Her eyes still light up when she talks about New Orleans. When asked the top three reasons she loves New Orleans, she quickly answers with, “the food, the music, but especially the people,” referring to her close friends and the 400,000 friendly locals who make…