Archive for September, 2009
David Levy on Having No Time to Think
Yazan: Jason | 21 September 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: videos
One of the reasons I most relish the summer is the slower pace of life and extended periods of activity that I suddenly have–a real change of pace from my typical schedule during the academic year. This is usually the time that I do my most creative work (I started this blog in earnest during [...]
The declining state of the Chicago jazz scene
Yazan: Jason | 20 September 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: jazz
All About Jazz laments the decline of several venerable Chicago jazz venues and puts out a heartfelt plea for this magnificent art form this weekend: From PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Chicago Jazz Scene The Jazz Showcase, the area’s biggest jazz venue closed its doors at the end of 2007 after they were not able to renew their lease. [...]
Best of the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ GambaCast – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) – The Silver Swan & Fantasia No.2 á4
Yazan: Jason | 18 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Early Bass, Phillip Serna
The Partial Observer – Sorry, We’re Fresh Out of Mahler
Yazan: Jason | 17 September 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: orchestra news
Holly Mulcahy wrote an interesting blog post for the Partial Observer recently considering how much is really saved when, for budgetary reasons, a “heavy” piece like Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 is swapped out for a “light” piece like a Mozart Symphony. She writes: For example, if Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 programmed is later replaced with [...]
The Band – best band ever?
Yazan: Jason | 16 September 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: my two cents
I know that the title for this post is fighting words, but ever since my late teens I have been a huge fan of The Band. For whatever reason, I’ve been delving into the back catalog of this magnificent group (who served as Bob Dylan’s band in the 1960s and had their final concert filmed [...]
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