A couple years ago, I noticed that the name “Lennie Tristano” had become a recurring presence in my realm of musical interests and experiences. Lennie Tristano (1919-1978) was a jazz...
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During my teenage years, many of my musical friends and mentors were brass players. As a result, I received quite the schooling on the glories of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra...
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work is a book of vignettes by Mason Currey on the creative routines of master writers, painters, musicians, and other notable figures. Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin,...
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Re: Instrument He Knew A jazz pianist’s connections to the flute and Chicago, and why I think everybody can dig Bill Evans By Jennifer Wilhelms It’s more the mind “that...
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