Found via 92Y Blog: Keith Jarrett on Improvisation: Absurdly talented jazz and classical pianist Keith Jarrett offers insight into the art of improvisation in a documentary screening at Makor tomorrow night. "The miracle of playing is all I … [Read more...]
Qigong Energy Healing On The News
Master Chunyi Lin in the news: More Spring Forest Qigong from one of my favorite companies, Learning Strategies … [Read more...]
The World’s Most Important 6-Sec Drum Loop
This brilliant twenty-minute video is about the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music. It became the … [Read more...]
A Duke Ellington Jam Session
Found via 92Y Blog: Link: Duke Ellington Jam Session … [Read more...]
Lindy-Hip-Hop
From Boing Boing: Link: Legendary Jazz dancers Al and Leon! Also, there's over 30GB of vintage and contemporary swing dancing clips at dans.poy.no. … [Read more...]
So What: Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Check out Miles Davis with John Coltrane and Wynton Kelly performing "So What" on YouTube: Found via Crooks and Liars … [Read more...]
Thomas Dolby is blogging
From Instapundit: THOMAS DOLBY is now blogging. I also found a great video of him performing a synth medley with Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Howard Jones from the 1985 Grammys. I remember seeing it as a 13 year old and freaking out. It … [Read more...]
Breaking The Color Barrier
I just found this video on YouTube.com. Maybe it'll give you an idea of what life is like in "cracker" Colorado... … [Read more...]