Category Archives: Ethnomusicology
Best of 2014
Happy Holidays! Here’s a list of the top 5 blog posts from 2014. Here they are, in case you missed them! 5. Freight Train Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson This is my intermediate fingerstyle guitar lesson for the Elizabeth Cotten classic “Freight … Continue reading
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Intro to Indian Music Class
I’m happy to announce my upcoming Intro to Indian Ragas class in Pittsburgh, offered by the Calliope School of Folk Music. It’s a four-week workshop, open to anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of Hindustani music.
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Debashish Bhattacharya Interview and Streaming Audio
A new album released by Debashish Bhattacharya featuring John McLaughlin is available for streaming on the CBC music blog. This album is a departure from Bhattacharaya’s previous albums, which featured traditional Hindustani classical music. I’ll be reviewing the new album, Beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethnomusicology, Guitar, Hindustani music, India, Jazz, Reviews
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A Link Between Country Music and Jazz
A couple of recent articles / reviews from The Atlantic and All About Jazz touch on some of the interesting overlap between country music and jazz over the last century. Skip Heller’s review of Chet Atkins’ and Les Paul’s album Guitar Monsters and Noah … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Ethnomusicology, Jazz, Reviews
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A Night in Dzodze Video
Here’s a video slideshow of my original Afro-jazz tune “A Night in Dzodze.” You can view the leadsheet and score here. I’ll be adding more videos of my playing and original compositions to my Youtube channel over the coming weeks.
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“Banjo! The All-American Instrument” Radio Program
I just found an archived radio program well worth checking out: the Illinois Humanities Council and WBEZ 91.5 radio website provide access to a lovely talk on the banjo and American folk music by banjo player mark Dvorak (Banjo! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Banjo, Bluegrass, Clawhammer, Old-time
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The Harlem Renaissance and American Music
A new article of mine on the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on 20th century American music is now available at All About Jazz. It relates to a previous post on this blog, linked here: The African-American Experience in Jazz … Continue reading
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The African-American Experience in Jazz Suites
Here is a link to another blogger’s post on jazz suites as they reflect the experience of black Americans (A Blog Supreme, NPR, by David Brent Johnson). This topic is very similar to that of an article I will soon … Continue reading
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Tagged African Diaspora, Ethnomusicology, Jazz, Reviews
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Looking for New Music?
Here is a great website if you want to hear something new. There are links to 25 albums by Brazilian artists, all released in 2012, and all available (legally) for free download or streaming. Genres include jazz, fusion, rock, singer-songwriter, … Continue reading
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Tagged African Diaspora, Brazil, Ethnomusicology
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Guitar In World Music Article at Guitar International Magazine
A new article of mine is available at Guitar International Magazine’s website. This is the first in a series of articles about the guitar in world music cultures entitled “Going Places with the Guitar: World Music.”
