I’m interested in the way dancers and DJs use the term ‘New Orleans’ when they’re talking about music. Different dancers use the term in different ways. There, are, for example, a number of dancers who’ve moved to New Orleans itself, and use the term ‘New Orleans music’ (or NOLA music or whatever) to refer toContinue reading “new orleans jazz?”
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balboa DJing
So this past weekend we had the Sydney Balboa Weekend, and my recent flush of dance-love (as prompted by MSF) helped me decide that I might like to do workshops. I’ve very glad I did. I’ve done some balboa DJing in the past, but not a whole lot, and I’m not hugely confident about it.Continue reading “balboa DJing”
MLX9 set 3
Goodness me, but that 3-5am set was a bit of a push for nanna. I used to always be there right til the end, ready willing and able to play blues til the very last dancer lay down and died. But not this weekend. I was exhausted by 2. But I still managed to getContinue reading “MLX9 set 3”
Leo Mathisen, Duke Heitger, etc etc etc
What? There’s a Leo Mathisen CD I don’t own?! Leo Mathisen: 1938-40 Leo’s Idea from Little Beat Records is the one Mathisen CD from this (very awesome) label that I don’t own. And I WANT it! But I also want more Duke Heitger. I have a copy of Rhythm Is Our Business from emusic, andContinue reading “Leo Mathisen, Duke Heitger, etc etc etc”
midnight serenaders and janet klein
I am currently extremely nuts for the Portland band Midnight Serenaders‘ album Sweet Nothin’s (even though I’m unsure about that inverted comma in the title). I bought the album from emusic this month and have been listening to it over and over. I played three songs from it at the after party I DJed onContinue reading “midnight serenaders and janet klein”
recent djing (is this politics?)
I haven’t been terribly happy with my DJing lately. I think part of the problem has been that I’ve been acquiring vast blobs of music from emusic and not properly assimilating them before DJing. I’ve been doing a lot of DJing (once a week at least, often more) and I haven’t had a chance toContinue reading “recent djing (is this politics?)”
amiri baraka at last
Finally, I’ve made it to Amiri Baraka (aka LeRoi Jones). It’s taken way too long. I’ve just read this: Jazz and the White Jazz Critic. I didn’t read it there (in a google books page that make me suddenly think ‘what the fuck do we bother with publishers and book deals? All our rights asContinue reading “amiri baraka at last”
even more recent emusic adventures
Here, Trev – this is what I’ve been downloading from emusic lately. Btw everyone else, if you’re at all interested, then you can find me on emusic as dogpossum and check out exactly what I’ve been downloading. Someone recommended Duke Heitger’s Krazy Kapers on HeyMrJesse recently, and while I’ll definitely pick that up at someContinue reading “even more recent emusic adventures”
the trouble with linear jazz narratives + more
In the earliest parts of my researching into jazz history, I tried to set up a sort of ‘time line’ or map* of musicians and cities and bands. Who played with which band in what city at what time? Then where did they go? This approach was partly based on the idea that particularly influentialContinue reading “the trouble with linear jazz narratives + more”
firehouse five
My desire for the Firehouse Five (specifically this album) has forced me to think, even more seriously (as in, will probably do it) about emusic. This band is in the vein of the New Orleans Jazz Vipers, the Firecrackers and other recreationist bands. Excepting the Firehouse Five are actually from the revivalist period (mostly). I’veContinue reading “firehouse five”