I’m digging Ted Greene’s V-System for organizing guitar chords. The shapes he used in Chord Chemistry make a lot more sense now, and no longer seem like random (but incredibly useful) voicings. I highly recommend checking it out if you’re a guitar player. Read more →
The New York Times has an interesting feature on John Zorn at 60. Read more →
The Pete & Vic Duo will be playing the grand opening celebration of The Kettle & Stone Brewing Co. in Gunbarrel on the 27th of July. We’ll also be there this Saturday (the 13th) as a warm-up to the main event. The team behind Kettle & Stone are great supporters of live music, and the rooms (that’s right, there are… Read more →
Jeff Helgensen’s blog is a great source for transcriptions of trumpet solos. Read more →
If you’re interested in an obscure guitar player’s poorly-worded opinions on jazz, All About Jazz’ “Take Five with Vic Dillahay” should be right up your alley. Read more →
A transcript of Alan B. Krueger’s speech Rock and Roll Economics: Rebuilding the Middle Class. Read more →
There’s an interesting feature on computer improvisation from Ethan Hein’s blog. It almost makes me want to revisit some of my old attempts at algorithmic improvisation, though I expect the results would still be lackluster. If only code were a more inspiring instrument…. Read more →
Johnny Smith died last week. He was one of the greatest musicians and kindest people I’ve met. His albums and books are a huge influence on my playing. I highly recommend checking out all his stuff, and here’s a feature from the Colorado Springs Independent from a few years ago for more info on the man himself. Read more →