Monthly Archives: October 2010
2010 Berklee CMJ SHowcase: The Prigs
With eight members on stage, the Prigs were literally the big finale to the Berklee CMJ Showcase. There were so many players on stage at the Bowery Poetry Club that some were seldom scene behind the front line of horn players, guitarists, and singers. The Prigs include Berklee alumni guitarists Mack Price and Pete Lalish, bassist [...]
Maria Schneider Clinic & Special Class
こんにちは、Chopingです。 本日は先月末に行われた、今をときめくJazz Composer/ArrangerのMaria Schneiderによるクリニックおよび、今週火曜日にMariaが僕も含めてたった10人程度のJazz Composition 2のクラスにやってきた時の様子をお伝えします！ 今回、残念ながらビデオ映像は本人の意向によりお届けできませんが、どんな話をしてくれたのか、印象的なエピソードをピックアップしてお伝えします。
A Scottish trumpeter
In the midst of the Transatlantic Seaway Music Collaborative’s slam-dunk trip to the New Hampshire Highland Games, John Wallace, principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graciously answered a few questions about his own career. (He left out the part about performing at Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding.)
2010 Berklee CMJ Showcase: The Wandas
The Wandas returned the rock to the Bowery Poetry Club stage after Oceanographer’s more celestial set. The quartet is tight from touring over many miles in its RV. Three-part harmonies, classic rock guitar solos, reach-for-the sky lead vocals, attendant fans, songs flowing from groovy indie pop blueprints, and a general sense of revelry define this [...]