I have converted. I never thought it would happen. There are some things that I expected would never change. This was one of them. It shocks me that I am about about to write what I am about to write. The thing is, it is a paradigm shift so major that I can’t keep it [...]
I am a big fan of holiday music. The only problem is that the vast majority of it sucks.
So I have been working on a Pandora channel for holiday music that doesn’t suck. To me, that means it is at least a little jazzy and not very poppy. Stuff that makes me [...]
Back when I was in college as a Jazz major i had a theory. Ok, I had lot’s of theories, but I had one about time signatures.
A time signature is basically the way beats are divided up in a song. 95% of songs you know are in a 4/4 time signature. This means that there [...]
My wife insisted we buy Rock Band for the Wii. I had never played it prior to setting it up in my living room.
Well, it is a really fun game. It isn’t really much like actually being in a rock band though.
One of the main differences is the instant feedback. I think that one of [...]
Last Tuesday I was trying to get the family packed and ready for our trip to Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Just as dusk was approaching I decided that I had to at least mow the front yard before we left. I pulled the mower around to the front of the house and got started. [...]
I am off to New Orleans for Jazz Fest.
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I am sitting on the plan tonight listening to some old Stevie Wonder. “Higher Ground” just came on and there is something about that funky beat that is getting me ready to head to some lower ground at the end of the month.
I seem to recall that Stevie is going to be at Jazz Fest [...]
When I moved my music onto my new Leopard install, I somehow created duplicates of about half the songs. Removing a few duplicates in iTunes is a breeze; removing thousands is a serious PITA.
Like any good geek, I dove into the command line to script a simple solution. While I was putzing around [...]
The jig is up. For decades the major record labels had maintained an unmaintainable position. They have been the sole provider of supply on both sides of a market, and they have maintained high demand on both side. Bands wanted to get signed had to go through the record labels. Fans [...]
Joe Zawinul died today. Watching the video below reminds me of my childhood. Zawinul has certainly had an impact on today’s music.
Note: I love how YouTube has become an instant memorial.
