Here’s a great video of a veteran jazz trio in top form. I can’t help but be reminded of Keith’s crazy rant against fans recording segments of his concert on their cell phones, but I still love these guys.
Ian Pollock ‘Double Bass’, originally uploaded by Romanywg. What a cool painting from Ian Pollack. The text reads: Gift from the artist. Sketch with writing in the bottom of frame. “A cased Double Bass with an expressive mouth ambiguous between a...
I just found a new blog from the Arizona Opera Musicians Association that illustrates a great way to use a blogging platform (Google’s Blogger service in this case) to create a musician-driven ensemble site. Many orchestra musicians are banding together to...
I had the most insane day ever today. Will be blogging about it shortly… # Messing around with my Google Reader & getting my podcast feeds in there so that I can listen to my shows on both iPod and computer. # Watching ‘Animals are Beautiful...
John Grillo continues to expand his offerings at ClassicalMusicNews.tv, writing a recent post about the reclusive and enigmatic conductor Carlos Kleiber. Carlos graced the classical music world with some of the greatest recordings of all time, especially his...