Dr. Larry Ridley, AAJC Executive Director Bassist Extraordinaire
November 19, 2010
Since the late 1970s Dr. Ridley has been working in an advisory role with the Honorable Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) [...]
November 2010
Forestone Reeds Forestone’s synthetic reeds are made of a proprietary resin that contains wood cellulose fibre, more than fifty percent [...]
The Interchangeability of Modes
Although the diatonic modes differ from one another, when they share a common fundamental tone (C Dorian, C Phrygian, C [...]
Creating and Using Synthetic Scales for Guitar
Major and minor scales and their related modes and arpeggios are the cornerstones of improvisation. But sometimes “home improvements” are [...]
‘Plan B’ for the Jazz Musician
We all know how hard it is to make a living today as a jazz musician. Clubs have dwindled, interest [...]
New Notable Music Releases for November 2010
New Notable Music Releases for November 2010 October 5 Brad Goode Tight Like This [Delmark]Dave Holland Pepe Habichuela Hands [Dare2]JALC [...]
November 2010
Next Generation Jazz Festival Now Accepting Applications The Monterey Jazz Festival’s 7th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival will feature some [...]
Leslie Pintchik
NYC-based pianist and composer Leslie Pintchik got a late start in music; prior to becoming a jazz musician, she taught [...]
Marketing the Music
The drummer is the president as he’s the loudest one in the group. The bassist is the judiciary as he [...]
Keeping the Flame Alive
Dr. Lou Fischer has been an active musician for nearly half a century, with much of that time spent establishing [...]
