Inspiration in Hand
Inspiration in hand Picture your car for a minute. What kind of door handle does it have? What about your other car (if you have two)? Your neighbors? You probably don’t really remember that well other...
View ArticleBill Frisell
Prolific-ism Yes that’s a word I have made up… Anyway, if you’re around me much you will know about my adoration of Bill Frisell. Just an amazing musician, and someone who can wear so many hats. Not...
View ArticleHank Williams Notebook Album
Many HWI fans out there know about the recently released album of never recorded lyrics. The album is pretty star studded, led by Bob Dylan, including Norah Jones, Jack White, and Cheryl Crow. It’s...
View ArticleSpecializing
If you are one of 15 guitarists specializing in standard jazz guitar, you’re in bad shape. If you’re one of 5 specializing in solo jazz standards, you’re better off. If you’re the only one in the...
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Going Deeper with Charlie Christian
Going Deeper with Jazz… Charlie Christian Charlie Christian was one of the first major electric guitarists in jazz. His style was a clear influence on many of the players from the 1940s through the...
View ArticleTrue Bypass
I’ve been thinking about ‘True Bypass’ effects a little bit lately. The whole thing has stuck with me because of seeing some of the greats with Boss pedals other boards. Most effects junkies will not...
View ArticleBird With Lennie Tristano
After listening to Charlie Parker with Lennie Tristano on all of me, he’s so laid back, just systematically taking the tune apart, but with very little emotion. This is probably exactly what Tristano...
View ArticleThere are Giants among us
I had a thought today of the number of geniuses that are just within reach. It reminded me of the great post by Ethan Iverson (at DTM and from the Bad Plus) about a composer in Kalamazoo, MI named...
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Talent is Overrated
I love reading books – really about all kinds of different subjects. My favorite though tends to be sort of self help/success work. Nerdy as hell, I know, but there’s so much to learn in that type of...
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Talent is Overrated – The Models of Practice
Last week I wrote about the book Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin. This highly entertaining book details the ways that highly successful people achieve and breaks down a bunch of the barriers we...
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