Album of the Week – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Michael Valentine's new music pick for Oct 17, 2023
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Album of the Week – Harold López-Nussa – Timba a la Americana
Harold López-Nussa - Timba a la Americana Pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa has been steadily building a global following in jazz and beyond over the past two decades since winning the prestigious Montreux Jazz Piano Competition in 2005.López-Nussa has released nine acclaimed albums and captivated audiences worldwide with his thrilling performances at esteemed venues and jazz festivals.Born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba, his music reflects the full range and richness of the Cuban musical tradition with its distinctive […]
Album of the Week – Brandon Sanders – Compton’s Finest
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Album of the Week – Miki Yamanaka, Shades of Rainbow
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Album of the Week – Tyler Mitchell Octet, Sun Ra’s Journey
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Album of the Week – Terell Stafford – Between Two Worlds
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Music, Economics, and Beyond
The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes facing Intellectual Property in general and the music industry in […]
Album of the Week – Joe Chambers – Dance Kobina
Michael Valentine's new music pick for March 14, 2023
The Complete Definition Of The Music
Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, communicative, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The […]
Practice in Public Makes Perfect: how playing for your fans makes you better
Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did something totally unexpected: she packed up her guitar and sheet […]
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