From LRS Media: LEGENDS OF JAZZ Presents the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Special as a Special Online Event Online: Launching April 1st Available all month long TV special profiles NEA Jazz Masters Ramsey Lewis, Phil Woods, Jimmy Scott, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Frank Wess, & Curtis Fuller Chicago, I ... Continue Reading
Have we really heard the Death Knell of jazz? The death knell of Jazz sounded when it became formally institutionalized in academia. With that it ceased being a music of the streets and relevant to the people. Instead, it became something lofty and exclusive. Wynton Marsalis is but one exa ... Continue Reading
This is a little old, but truly remarkable. If you can’t tell, I’m on a bit of a Seth Godin kick right now. I’m reading his book “Small Is the New Big” and it’s very inspiring. I became aware of TED by way of Thomas Dolby, the music director for the s ... Continue Reading
I’ll start this semi-regular series with a non-bassist. Part of this shot has been the banner for AllAboutJazz.com’s photo section as long as I’ve been noticing. I found the full photo at Jorrit Dijkstra’s website. John Hollenbeck is the crazy guy with the death r ... Continue Reading
Please let me know what 404’s and other bad stuff you find lurking at MatthewWengerd.net. I’d appreciate the help! Continue Reading
Marc Myers writes a blog called JazzWax and I have to admit that I rarely read his serialized interviews. I’m reading his Ron Carter interviews right now (he’s on #3) and have been enjoying them. I admit to taking serious issue with a statement made at the beginning of part 1 ... Continue Reading
I thought it worth commenting on the loss of one of Lakeland’s great treasures, the Child of the Sun Jazz Festival. The announcement was made over six months ago and, while the writing had been on the wall for quite some time, it didn’t lessen the impact on me any. Thanks to N ... Continue Reading
I have apparently just joined the 21st Century and discovered FeedBurner. My Google Analytics stats have not accurately reflected my readership to this point because GA cannot (to my knowledge) analyze feed traffic. Enter FeedBurner. If you like me enough to care about my self-esteem, p ... Continue Reading
This website has been known as “104 weeks” for almost 104 weeks. My first post was on 25 June 2006. It was planned as a chronicle of two years (not quite 104 weeks, actually) for Graduate school. I’m near the end of my schooling and things have evolved here. While I&# ... Continue Reading
Seth Godin wrote a great post about not needing a resume. A resume is an excuse to reject you. Once you send me your resume, I can say, “oh, they’re missing this or they’re missing that,” and boom, you’re out. and If you don’t have a resume, what do you ... Continue Reading
Marc Geelhoed (Deceptively Simple) recently transitioned from Classical Music Journalist to “CSO Resound Coordinator.” Here, he writes a post I would consider a must-read for anyone who’s ever found themselves in a situation such as mine: about to graduate with some sort ... Continue Reading
1_The Bad Plus on Conan Friday 14 March 2008. I normally tape Conan, as I don’t tend to stay up that late, but this one was worth the loss of sleep. Pics and a post here. 2_Matt Heller’s adventures on Calgary’s public transportation system beat any bit of the 45 minute ... Continue Reading
