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mamma’s little baby

Matthew — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:57:18 +0000

Happy birthday, Charles Mingus.

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take fifteen steps

Matthew — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:38:46 +0000

A phenomenal comparison: Radiohead’s 15 StepÂ from In RainbowsÂ meets Dave Brubeck’s Take Five.Â Â Ingenious!

happy birthday, john mclaughlin

Matthew — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:25:31 +0000

John celebrated his 67th birthday yesterday. Â In honor of Mr. McLaughlin, here he is with Jonas Hellborg:

ron carter in motion

Matthew — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:19:17 +0000

Two of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups. Â Jacky Terrasson on keys here – Mulgrew Miller plays on the recording.

bach, as told by edgar meyer

Matthew — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:34:38 +0000

Thanks, Jason, for hipping my to this very fine video. Â The entire project looks interesting. Â Please take a moment to be inspired by this:

it’s raining trumpet players

Matthew — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:42:59 +0000

Dave Douglas, founder ofÂ FONT, posted this great video yesterday:

I really do like the camera work on this; it makes the viewer feel more involved in the action. Â Also, take a second to click through to the YouTube page and read the comments.

feel the sway

Matthew — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:39:44 +0000

Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts is one of my favorite jazz bands out there. Matt’s (and the whole band’s) personality and musicianship just scream “Let’s have some fun!” This song does just that. Based on the sage advice of Matt’s (who sometimes goes by “M@”) yoga instructor, this very hip ii-V vamp is begging you to feel the sway…

simptube

Matthew — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:55:09 +0000

This is, in my estimation, the best Simpsons-based video involving human actors yet. Hands-down.

what’s jumpin, steak-o-reen-er?

Matthew — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:28:57 +0000

It’s always gratifying when BoingBoing posts something about jazz.Â I always have to stop and double check where I am.Â Here’s a great one about Slim Galliard’s lexicon.

Slim, along with Slam Stewart, formed the incomparable Slim and Slam who may be best known for their “Flat Foot Floogie.”

Here’s “Flat Foot Floogie.” This isn’t Slim and Slam.

And a classic from Slim and Slam – “Helzapoppin’”

crank it down

Matthew — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:43:35 +0000

An amazing video from Louisville’s transit authority on how to use their bus bike racks:

Though it’s not quite to my tastes, I think this is an incredible way to educate riders. I have to admit, I’ve never found the need to ride the bus while I was out with my bike; I wouldn’t have had much of a clue how to use the Citrus Connection‘s bike racks until I saw this video.

Yet another example of clever new media marketing.

via Urban Velo.