Life as Jazz Podcast Life as Jazz Podcast

This one is different, an opinion piece about the state of popular music today. You might it utterly boring. Not a lot of music examples, but it’s only 34 minutes long. My contention is that (popular) music is dead, at…

A look at the unique, masterful styles of film composer John Barry. This is presented in two parts due to the quantity and quality of his output. Part 1 includes music and commentary from his first film, Beat Girl, and…

This is a cursory look at two European jazz men who are not as well known to the general public as names such as Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington. Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli formed the Quintette of the Hot…

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Composers such as John…