Mostly music

Interesting blog from Chris Kelsey on 'soul' and how its presence or absence can make a difference. It makes for an interesting rea...

As someone who’s been involved in the exploration of rhythm over the past 20 years, I’m aware that great strides have been made in the devel...

The previous post I made relating to Branford Marsalis' comments on students was picked up on by Darcy James Argue, and has created a b...

OK - discuss!

Just finished reading a great interview with the Canadian composer and big band leader Darcy James Argue . He details his own history and th...

I've just been watching, (or maybe 'wallowing in' would be a better description), a video on Youtube taken from a concert by Jac...

I just watched an amazing video on YouTube -- it features the Count Basie Orchestra, taken from a concert at Randall's Island in 1938....

It’s extremely galling to have the instrument that you use to make a living smashed by some oafish cretin in an airport. It’s doubly galling...

Since the last time I wrote on the subject, there’ve been some very interesting developments from my point of view — two in particular. One ...

I recently rediscovered a classic, unintentionally hilarious, video of Al Di Meola on Youtube. It purports to be a rhythm masterclass but is...

Well, to drop into horse racing parlance for a moment, I'm in the final furlong of my film music project – the film, Dun Laoghaire – Lif...

‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’, as the saying goes. Well I’m in the middle of a period of doing absolutely no work, having sec...

One of the reasons I started this blog in the first place was because I’ve always liked reading musicians writing about music and I’ve alway...

Very interesting BBC online interview with Keith Jarrett by Ethan Iverson available for the next few days. You can listen to it for the nex...

I've been amazed at the huge response to my post on jazz education. Not only has there been direct responses in the comments section to ...