Apr 3 2017
Now up, the latest Best of Bandcamp Jazz recommendations for the Bandcamp Daily blog. The newest monthly installment covers albums for March (more of a February 25th – March 26th thing, really). There’s ten primary recommendations in total, plus some side recommendations to boot.
Follow this LINK to read those recommendations and listen to music from each album.
Have fun going through the list!
Cheers.
Mar 30 2017
I interviewed saxophonist Tamar Osborn for The Bandcamp Daily.
We talked about her new recording The Search, how she came up through the traditions of a number of music languages, and how her ensemble Collocutor began with “borrowing” musicians from another ensemble.
Here’s a LINK to go read it.
And you can listen to and purchase the new album The Search on Bandcamp.
Feb 14 2017
In an unexpected turn of events, I was the interview subject this time around.
Aarik Danielsen, who handles the Art Axis section of the Columbia Daily Tribune, asked if I was up for an interview about jazz and Bird is the Worm. I said ‘yes.’
It’s a two-part interview. In Part One, I talk about who I am. In Part Two, I talk about what I like.
My thanks to Aarik and the Trib. It was flattering to be asked, and I’m hoping it leads to a wider audience finding more music to fall in love with.
Cheers.
Jan 10 2017
So, it’s happening again. Tonight, Tuesday, January 10th of our new year 2017, I’m returning as a guest on the Louisville-based ARTxFM show Mingle, hosted by Kevin Coultas.
The show runs from 6-8pm (EST) on WXOX 97.1 FM.
If your location happens to fall outside the station antenna’s range, then you can listen in via the internet. Visit this station site page (LINK) to either listen via their embedded audio player or download one of their recommended apps.
And, remember, if you’re playing the custom ARTxFM Mingle drinking game… each time I mispronounce a musician’s name, you take a shot. Double it if I also misidentify an album title, song title, or geographical location. If I forget either Kevin’s or my own name, then it’s three shots. Might be a good idea to be proactive and call in sick to work for Wednesday right now.
And speaking of artists… here’s a tentative playlist of songs being featured. It’s a Best of 2016 theme this time around.
1. Random Charles Mingus tune, which Kevin always begins his show with.
2. Allison Miller – “Shimmer”
3. Jeremy Cunningham – “Bembe”
4. Paraskevas Kitsos – “Fovos”
5. Jonathan Finlayson – “Space And…”
6. Jon Armstrong – “The Earth Slides Slowly”
7. Taylor Ho Bynum – “The Sleeping Giant”
8. Moker – “Mind the Gap” and “Kruidsteen”
9. Alexis Cuadrado – “Song of Fulton & Gold”
10. Rob Clearfield – “Ralph Towner”
11. Julian Shore – “Which Way Now?”
12. Brandee Younger – “Ruby Echo” and “Afro Harping”
13. Ian Carey – “Interview Music I”
14. Arthur Vint – “Heyoka”
15. Greg Ward – “The Menacing Lean”
To learn more about any of the music on this list, go check out the Bird is the Worm Best of 2016 list, which will give you some music to listen to and a synopsis and a link to where you can discover even more about the music.
And hopefully that’s enough music to fill up the two-hour show duration. Otherwise, I’m gonna have to start singing Stone Temple Pilot tunes to a live studio audience (aka Kevin Coultas, poor poor Kevin Coultas)
And here’s a link to the audio archive of the show, where you can listen to this show afterwards, as well as previous guest appearances or, mercifully, those shows where Kevin takes the reins solo.
UPDATE
Here’s an audio embed of my radio appearance in case you weren’t able to tune in live or, perhaps, because you’re a sick puppy and have fallen in love with my voice and need to hear it again at all costs. Note: We did not run out of music to play, so if you were hoping to hear me sing Stone Temple Pilots, you’re going to be massively disappointed.
The playlist is posted above.
Enjoy! And seriously, thanks for listening. I really hope you find some cool new music.
Cheers.
*****
Apr 28 2017
Now up: April’s “Best of Bandcamp Jazz” recommendations
Now up, the latest Best of Bandcamp Jazz recommendations for The Bandcamp Daily. The newest monthly installment covers albums for April (more of a March 25th – April 24th thing, really). There’s ten primary recommendations in total, plus some side recommendations to boot.
Follow this LINK to read those recommendations and listen to music from each album.
Have fun going through the list!
Cheers.
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