Help! In my quest to learn more about jazz, I have realised that its a big field, with many sub-genres. List of jazz sub-genres @ Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jazz_genres

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a couple of examples of one reason why I love collecting vinyl records     Posted with Blogsy

Did Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Modeste Mussorgsky, and Maurice Ravel make the aristic evolutionary steps that formed the foundations of jazz?

Sound quality does matter, as long as it’s streaming. Only 10% listening to CD or vinyl.

How about a map in which the street names are all song titles? Here it is.

Ian McNabb reflects on his 35 years experience in making and selling albums. Engaging with fans via social media is the way to go. This is also the (forlorn) dream of the mass marketer.

Showing the links among alternative music artists looks great when a circuit diagram is the map.

There is a body of formal research showing that high definition audio can be discerned when we train our listening.

Bagged in local hunting today

What’s beyond this apathy? All you have to do is step outside the mainstream ‘pop’ pap, and listen to blues, jazz, folk, or indeed anything else. Maybe it is just too hard for some, who seek the comfort of the dumbed-down muzak. Just 1.5% of US sales in jazz or classical in 2014. Personally, if […]

I read lots about the health benefits of listening to music, and it seems that learning to play a musical instrument also has huge impact on brain function. So, it’s time I picked up my guitar for some concerted practice.

I’ve been considering getting a hearing test done for a while. I’ve been told that a checkup is good from a health point of view, but also I’ve been thinking for some time that my hearing is unbalanced, with a tendency for the left channel to be somewhat suppressed when listening to music with my […]

The current line-up is Booga Bear – vocals Moses Wiggins – vocals & acoustic guitar Hiram Bullock – electric guitar Buckethead – guitar Freebo – bass & tuba Reginal Sales – drums Norton Buffalo – harp Ponty Bone – accordion Cornelius Bumpus – tenor sax Cyrus Chestnut – piano

A recent survey shows that in the USA, jazz is becoming less popular, along with classical music. Is that because it requires more effort and attention, or are tastes shifting? Only 1.4% of sales in 2014, and the only genre with declining digital format sales! I’ve just begun to appreciate and explore jazz! A good […]

Is it getting harder to select audio equipment? There certainly is a bigger range of options, and of opinions. Maybe this is why ‘style’ has become more prominent.

There is some useful advice for examining the condition of vinyl records, and a link to helpful grading system, here. Even following these tips, I still find records that sound way different to the way they look. Sometimes in a good way!

As I read this 2008 textbook, likely I’ll have a few thoughts – watch this space. The author has provided “an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the production, distribution, consumption and meaning of popular music”. Roy Shuker explored “key subjects which shape our experience of music, including music production, musicians and stars, musical texts, musical […]

Today I found this in an album review on the jazzuality.com website: “We all know, an audiophile CD can produce high quality sound that similar to live music performance, as if they are singing right beside you. To enjoy its clarity at best you should play the CD in high-end audio stereo set or preferential […]