As promised, and in a surprisingly timely fashion, here’s part 2 of my recommended listening list. This one’s going to focus on the 60′s, a decade where the role of the guitar started to diversify. Again, the names are links to the artist’s wikipedia entry. My main motivation for putting this list together is to inspire guitarists [...]
I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while now… A common question that students who are just getting into jazz ask is “who do I check out?” I usually just say, “Jim Hall!” but here’s a historical overview that I put together that’s a bit more comprehensive. This is just the way I [...]
JoE-LeSs ShOe CD RELEASE PARTY!! Happy New Year! Come help us celebrate the official release of JoE-LeSs ShOe’s second album, “OutSoLe” this Sunday, January 9th at the Baked Potato. Kick off the New Year right with a healthy dose of “ShOe” and a giant, mutant-sized potato… JoE-LeSs ShOe CD Release Party @ The Baked Potato [...]
Our new album “Outsole” is now available for download at iTunes, eMusic and Amazon. You can get ‘em here: “Outsole” on iTunes “““““““““““““““““` “Outsole” on Amazon “““““““““““““““““ “Outsole” on eMusic Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
In 1997, a few years after I graduated from CalArt’s, my friend Koki (who was a jazz drummer that I went to school with) asked me to start doing reviews for a magazine he was working for called Bird Jazz Magazine. It was owned by a Japanese business man who loved jazz and had a [...]
I’m happy to announce that our new recording can now be purchased at CD Baby. Look for a future post detailing the trials and tribulations the recording! -jamie Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
This is a conversation I usually have to have with all my students whether they want to improve their sight reading or not. There are plenty of great conceptual reasons to get your reading together, however you are much more likely to learn something when there are ramifications if you don’t succeed. If you could [...]
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