Music

Quote of the Day: Glenn Gould on Beethoven

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Food for thought: Glenn Gould on why Beethoven is an admired composer.   Spoken notes before performing Piano Sonata 17 in D minor, op 31. The Tempest Sonata. Broadcast March 19, 1967   “…within every creative person there is an inventor at odds with a museum curator…and most of the startling things that happen in … Read more

Jazz Clubs in Manhattan

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Bob Egan has written a nice post about the location of jazz clubs in NYC. I’m posting here in case his server quits for posterity. It is amazing how these clubs were really organically the first floors of homes, a few chairs, all beside one another. #history https://www.popspotsnyc.com/jazz_clubs/ Locations of Jazz Clubs in New York … Read more

Updated: New Photo of the Village Vanguard (2018) on Wikipedia

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My apologies for the slow uptake on writing, it has been forever and much has changed. Nearing the end of the work-to-live ‘day job epoch’ and hopefully will enter the ‘creative freedom epoch’ within the next couple years. Uploaded another pic of the Village Vanguard to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_Vanguard. Enjoy!

Photo of the Village Vanguard

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A photo taken of the Village Vanguard has been up for several months now on wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_Vanguard About as sweet as the sound of Coleman Hawkins in Body and Soul.

Brad Melhdau – Resignation in 6/4 time (Leadsheet) – Arr.

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Hi, I’ve made this for the band based on Brad Mehldau’s lyrical Resignaton from the Elegiac Cycle. Notable differences: This is in 6/4 time, whereas the original is in 7/8 (it appears my band cannot count in 7/8). This is a lead sheet meant for improvisation.  Just the first round through the A section (the actual … Read more

E Minor March

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Cleaning out the harddrives. A spot test and absolutely the first file created on the beloved macbook 15′ – 2011 model. Improvised a simple march and drew the poor soldier at work on the weekend. It’s just fun and admit – there is a soft spot for this wacky guy. Enjoy.  

Triangle + Circle – (Lead Sheet) Original

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Have been working on this tune… Thinking about the ‘essence’ of circles versus triangles, in the geometric sense. Related to each other too in some stranger, fundamental way. A circle can be inside a triangle and vice versa, there are trigonometric relationships, Conic Sections,, etc etc… Hope you enjoy.    

Alwin @ SXSW

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After several years in Music/Media, I finally made it to the big annual show! South by SouthWest A photo from our Spinner Showcase concert (3.13.2013) at Austin City Limits.

Ravel’s Pavane – (Lead Sheet) arr. Alwin

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Dear World, Here is a version of Ravel’s Tune in lead sheet format. Useful for improvisation. Wasn’t able to find one and just ended up writing it out. Jpeg Version http://www.alwinian.net/sheetmusic/Ravel_Pavane_(Lead_Sheet)_arr.alwin.jpg PDF Version http://www.alwinian.net/sheetmusic/Ravel_Pavane_(Lead_Sheet)_arr.alwin.pdf No restrictions on use. Can be copied + modified, rearranged, deranged freely. Enjoy! A    

Perestroika Band – Plays this Sunday

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Hi All, my jazz group (think Miles in Moscow) – Perestroika will perform this Sunday at the Path Cafe. Details below. If you are able to join, please Do. – A

Spray on Shakira

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Don’t usually post these things, as Joni Mitchell put it ‘being part of the star-making machinery’. I had a chance to sit in on Shakira filming a video. It was a fun.

The Adele Experience

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About 2 1/2 years ago, Adele came by work.. Work was VEVO and she sat down to play through her new album. My first impressions of the girl was that she was stout with an extreme cockney accent. She sat down to play some tracks of her new unreleased album. This was ’21’, which became … Read more

Sovereign Debt Comparison

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I love this chart, which shows the sovereign debt of countries (proportional to their size). Basically corruption and misspending is rampant with the countries in trouble.

NiemansLand – from 2006-2009

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Way Back Machine: Some Older Composition-Sketches from 2007, to be used in the film NiemansLand. Cello and computer arrangements mostly. 5’30 has a nice moment that is worth remembering.