Tag Archives: Ethnomusicology

Debashish Bhattacharya Interview and Streaming Audio

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mike

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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A Link Between Country Music and Jazz

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Mike

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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A Night in Dzodze Video

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Mike

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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The Harlem Renaissance and American Music

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Mike

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

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Mike

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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Looking for New Music?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Mike

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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Guitar In World Music Article at Guitar International Magazine

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Mike

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.”

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African-American History Month: Representations of Race in American Music

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Mike

February being African-American history month, I’m sharing some of my research on representations of African-American culture in twentieth-century American music. This series consists of short installments from my research as an undergraduate at Kenyon College. The Harlem Renaissance and the … Continue reading →

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The Role of the Shishya in Indian Classical Music

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Mike

Indian classical music, or Hindustani music, is revered as one of the world’s more complex and theoretical musical systems. Despite the values placed on demonstrating this necessary knowledge base and observing the conventions of musical performance, Hindustani music remains to … Continue reading →

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Indian Music Article at Guitar International Magazine

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Mike

Guitar International Magazine just published my Intro to Hindustani Music primer and reviews of two Indian classical guitar DVDs. Give it a read here.

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