Chick Webb: The Rightful King of Swing

January 1, 2025

The King of Swing in the 1930s wasn't Benny Goodman or Count Basie. It was Chick Webb. The drummer fielded, managed and drove one of the best dance bands in the country and held court at New York's Savoy Ballroom, at 596 Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st Streets in Harlem. Webb's band was built to ...

Charles Carlini Presents Partners With Klavierhaus To Bring Live HD Streaming Events To Audiences Worldwide

April 8, 2024

Charles Carlini Presents is excited to announce its partnership with Klavierhaus, a premier piano atelier located at 790 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, to bring high-definition live streaming of their exceptional events through Stellar, a first-class hybrid live event platform. This collaboration marks a significant step in expanding the reach of Charles Carlini Presents' captivating ...

Ben Webster: Webster's Dictionary, 1970

April 1, 2024

One of my favorite Ben Webster albums from the tail end of his career is Webster's Dictionary, recorded in London for Ronnie Scott Records in October 1970. The label was founded by Scott, the famed British tenor saxophonist and club owner, which tells you immediately it's an intelligent record. By intelligent, I mean that Scott did ...

Backgrounder: Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster

September 4, 2022

Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster were a perfect pair. Hodges played with a smooth, bluesy sweetness while Webster offset that with his breathy, husky tone. Both recorded together in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1930s and '40s, and they paired off again in the 1950s on small-group dates. My favorite sessions ...

Bill Bruford Announces The Availability Of His Whole Back Catalogue On Digital Platforms

August 17, 2021

Legendary drummer Bill Bruford recorded numerous solo albums outside his commitments to YES and King Crimson that hold a treasured place in many fans�� rock and jazz collections. Bill��s first band was the eponymously-named Bruford (1977-80) following which he recorded two studio albums with Patrick Moraz. In 1986 he formed Earthworks as a deliberate return to ...

Tin Men and the Telephone

Tin Men and the Telephone (TM&T) will not stand for banality. Their shows �C that challenge the gut as much as the brain - undermine the monotony and irritation of everyday life by recycling anything from the bleeping of nuisance devices, to the screeching of overzealous football commentators. Rather than relying upon the jazz standard as plaything, they find melody in the flirtations of a TV porn-star or the moos of an unwitting cow, pushing the boundaries of improvisation and the communicative power of music itself. The Tin Men trio is a dynamic affair, drawing on the harmonic depth of contemporary classical music and modern jazz as much as the visceral rhythms of hip-hop and Balkan music

SEO 2020: Top 15 Google Page Ranking Factors

October 17, 2019

If, as you should, you have a website showcasing your music et al, your number one priority should be increasing your site's ranking in Google search results. While there are roughly 200 factors involved in the Google search algorithm, we here look at fifteen of the most important. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 ...

Those Who Can Do, Teach: Why You Should Consider Teaching Music Online

October 17, 2019

While most musicians might not see themselves as educators, prefer the idea of performing to providing lessons, this piece offers a series of compelling reasons why, as a skilled musician, one should give series thought the idea of teaching music online. Guest post by Christine Elise Occhino of Soundfly's Flypaper I have found that the most ...

Apple Says Goodbye To iTunes In Latest Mac Update

October 9, 2019

Apple has officially killed iTunes with its latest Mac software update dubbed Catalina. Apple has moved each iTunes service into separate apps- Apple Music, Apple TV and Podcasts- replacing the once-revolutionary iTunes, which launched in 2003, two years after the debut of Apple's iPod. Highlights Apple��s new Music app, which gets the old iTunes icon, is ...

Michael Dessen

Born: 1967

Michael Dessen is a composer-improviser who performs on the slide trombone and computer. Active in a variety of ensembles as leader or collaborator, he creates music for improvisers and engages new technologies of telepresence and digital networking. His music has been praised by critics in numerous jazz and contemporary music publications, and recorded on labels such as Clean Feed, Cuneiform, and Circumvention. Dessen's teachers include Yusef Lateef, George Lewis, and Anthony Davis, and he has also been schooled through extensive freelance experiences ranging from salsa bands to avant-garde new music ensembles