– Ken McCarthy
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This book is a model for jazz biography (and really for a biography of any creative person.) It not only documents the striving of an individual artist, in this case, William Parker, but also the dynamic communities that are essential for the development of artists.
I strongly recommend this book for music educators, music students, and anyone who wants to get “under the hood” of what goes into making an artist who succeeds in expanding the boundaries of the art.
Anyone interested in (or nostalgic for) the stunning flowering of creative music that took place in the 1970s when, believe it or not, rents in the East Village and Soho of Manhattan were low and musician-operated venues were abundant will also love this book.
– Ken McCarthy
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
On this page a short but pointed tribute from Adam Mannes to what’s below the “tip of iceberg” of what we hear on records and see in live performances and on video.
It’s called “practice” but it really understates what’s involved.
Ongoing training, study, exploration, perfecting. For serious artists, it’s a never ending process and as fans we’re the beneficiaries.
Adam is one of many educators who is making music education available around the globe at a level that was previously unimaginable.
Note BOLD: Online education is a godsend, but for children it is NOT a substitute for a caring, inspiring LIVE teacher.
Adam Maness and Open Studio
Jon Cleary – New Orleans piano and culture
Dan the Composer – Unique meditations on the art of playing the piano
Rick Beato – Musician, producer, educator
Oliver Prehn – Pianist and educator
Jonny May – Jonny May shows the tricks of the trade behind a number of piano styles
Jamey Aebersold – Not strictly a piano source, but you can’t talk about jazz education without Jamey. (See our podcast interview with him.)
If you have a hankering to learn some piano and are starting from scratch, I particularly recommend Jon Cleary and Oiver Prehn for to help you break the ice. The most important thing – more important than theory, practice, good form etc. – is to put your hands on the keys and discover that when you do, interesting things can and often do happen.
– Ken McCarthy
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Videos and Other Resources
* A Few of My Favorite Places: Ken’s list
* Getting around the city that is shaped like a crescent: Essential orientation
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(1) The Making of Glen David Andrews’ “Walking Through Heaven’s Gate.”
(3) Dinneral Shavers in the 2006 Big Nine parade.
(4) Glen David Andrews at the “Silence Is Violence rally” at City Hall, New Orleans. (2007).
(5) Smokey Johnson and Bob French talk about New Orleans drummers. At the Ponderosa Stomp. (2008).
(6) “Farewell Spotted Cat – The Shout.”
(7) “Defending the Mardi Gras Indians.”
(8) “Eddie Bo at the Sound Café.” (2008)
(9) “Aurora Nealand at the Spotted Cat.” (Fall 2006)
(1) Glen David Andrews at the “Silence Is Violence rally” at City Hall, New Orleans. (2007).
(2) Glen David Andrews, “Easter Sunday Parking Lot Jam.” (2009) Filmed by Ken McCarthy.
(3) The Making of Glen David Andrews’ “Walking Through Heaven’s Gate.”
“Chuck Perkins interviews Ronald Lewis.”
Jazz on the Tube: Roger Lewis and the Good News from New Orleans
(1) Jazz on the Tube: Ken and Ornette Talk About New Orleans
(2) Jazz on the Tube: Complete ‘Remembering Ornette’ Collection
(4) Podcast: Mother Catherine Seals And The Temple Of The Innocent Blood
(5) Podcast: The Legendary Lasties. TriPod: New Orleans at 300
(6) Podcast: TriPod Xtras: Herlin Riley And Joe Lastie. TriPod: New Orleans at 300
(1) Lil’ Liza Jane – Live at Chickie Wah Wah.
(4) Chuck Perkins in Liverpool and Manchester.
(5) English Poet Grevel Lindop in New Orleans
Video appeal Ken made for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (2010).
Perkins, Chuck. A Lovesong For NOLA. 2012
Tradition Is a Temple. A film by Darren Hoffman (2013).
The City of a Million Dreams. A film by Jason Berry (2019).
(1) Swenson, John. New Atlantis, Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans.
(2) Lewis, Ronald. The House of Dance & Feathers.
(3) Sullivan, Jack. New Orleans Remix.
(4) Smtih, Michael. Spirit World: Pattern in the Expressive Folk Culture of New Orleans.
(5) Rosenthal, Sandy. Words Whispered in Water.
(6) Berry, Jason. Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II.
(7) Berry, Jason. The Spirit of Black Hawk: A Mystery of Africans and Indians.
(8) Berry, Jason. City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300.
– Ken McCarthy
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From the book “Swing Under the Nazis” by Mike Zwerin.
In the middle of an interview, Miles Davis looked at the camera and said: “I’m no accident.”
I think that’s true of everyone who has achieved something great in music.
A little about the early years of Django Reinhardt. His achievements were no accident either.
– Ken McCarthy
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– Ken McCarthy
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