Jerry Bergonzi eBooks from Jeff Ellwood

 in Books

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 →

Farewell to Indigent Row

 in News

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 →

Bravura G Clef

New Music Font from the Former Sibelius Team

 in Software

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 →

Hendrix not by Hendrix

 in Marginalia

A few guitarists’ interpretations of Hendrix tunes… Ben Verdery: Sheryl Bailey and Vic Juris: Monte Montgomery: Read more →