Cannonball Adderley performs and is interview for the PBS series “The Subject is Jazz” with an introduction by Dr. Billy Taylor. Read more →
A Guitarist’s Notebook
There’s a nice selection of Brazilian and jazz transcriptions for guitar at A Guitarist’s Notebook. Read more →
Freddie Green’s Stromberg 400
Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, TN is selling Freddie Green’s original 1940 Stromberg Master 400. Read more →
Jerry Bergonzi eBooks from Jeff Ellwood
Jeff Ellwood has two free ebooks of The Music of Jerry Bergonzi. I’m really digging “Reharmonized Standards”, and I’m sure Doug Carmichael and I will add a few tunes from the book of originals to our rotation. These books have Jerry’s blessing, and were released for free at his suggestion. Hopefully this starts a trend amongst the current vanguard of… Read more →
Kent Murdick on Ballistic Motion
EHX Effectology: On the Run
Great demo and a cool use of the Ring Thing. Read more →
Farewell to Indigent Row
After 2 years of Irish fusion it’s time for me to say farewell to Indigent Row. I’ll miss the good times and mixed meters, but other projects beckon and I simply don’t have enough time to give this band the attention it requires. J, Liam, Jennifer, and Jesse will continue jamming Irish tunes with a twist at pubs and breweries… Read more →
New Music Font from the Former Sibelius Team
As a long time user of Sibelius, I was dismayed at Avid’s firing of the design team in August of last year. Since then, the team was hired by Steinberg to create a brand-new notation editor. Product Marketing Manager Daniel Spreadbury has a blog detailing the development. He recently posted an early version of a new notation font, Bravura, and… Read more →