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Ginger Baker & Fela Kuti: How Two Neurotic Musicians Made The Best Music Nobody Heard
Bandsplaining In the 1970s, English Drummer Ginger Baker drove across the Sahara Desert to meet Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. What followed were some of the most incredible jazz & rock recordings of all time, as well as some heartbreaking setbacks.
Bebop, As Digested by a Classical Musician
How has learning about bebop and jazz been like, as a classically trained musician? And how has it influenced my approach to music? In this video I break down elements of bebop from my perspective, learn from jazz musicians Aimee … Continue reading
Imagination Off the Charts: Jacob Collier comes to MIT
This documentary film won the New England Emmy in the Arts and Entertainment category. Jacob Collier is a Grammy Award winning artist based in London. During the Fall of 2016 Jacob performed with musicians from MIT, Berklee College of Music, … Continue reading
The 7 Levels of Jazz Harmony
Ya like jazz? You will! There are 7 levels of Jazz Harmony, and we’ll explore each of them through reharmonizing the chorus of one of my favorite tunes from 2019 – Lizzo’s Juice. Thanks to Jae Soto for singing! OUTRO … Continue reading
Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures – ScienceBlog.com
People who are accustomed to listening to Western music, which is based on a system of notes organized in octaves, can usually perceive the similarity between notes that are same but played in different registers — say, high C and … Continue reading
Maestro
A Bloom Pictures short film directed by Illogic. “Maestro” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it on the Vimeo Blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-maestro-from-illogic Making of : vimeo.com/bloompictures/maestromakingof Musical adaptation : Mael Oudin Sound editing : Jérôme Navarro Sound mixing … Continue reading
Jason Singh at Music Tech Fest 2013 …Part 2
MusicTechFest Another killer vocal workout from Jason Singh at MTF 2013. http://thesinghthing.com
The polyphonic me | Beardyman
Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can … Continue reading
Improvisation in music: Jason Rebello at TEDxBradffordonAvon
A description of the process and background of improvisation in music. Jason Rebello – Jazz musician, session musician, teacher, worked with Wayne Shorter, Sting, Jeff Beck, Peter Gabriel.
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