
Industrial Jazz Group "Family, Church, and school, with fascism thrown in, were supposed to be the major influences on a child of my times. Sex, circus, cinema, and spaghetti -- these were *my* early influences." (Federico Fellini)

Industrial Jazz Group Wow. An honor to be cited here.
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For the end of the year (and for closing this little ex-cursus aboutthe 70s/80s Big Bands) i want to propose one of the rare recordingsof the J.Hemphill B.B. : God Bless Julius!And Happy New Year To You All.

Industrial Jazz Group I offered a comment on this post...
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Today when I finally had a chance to catch up on my jazz (blog) reading, I found this video on this blog, which prompted all sorts of confused thoughts to fly across my brain. Let me first get this out ...

Industrial Jazz Group A set of melancholy improvised duets. Out-takes from the Star Chamber, featuring Cory Wright and Andrew Durkin.
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As I have written before, I don’t really consider myself a pianist. I get the job done, but that’s about it. Still, every once in a while I will publicly put myself in an extemporaneous pianistic ...

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Well, maybe not just jazz. The content here could range anywhere from information on my wacky acoustic jazz ensemble (the Industrial Jazz Group) to general music-related stuff (reviews of what I'm listening to, comments on the state of the art, and so on) to politics to pop culture to parenthood. .....

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Dusted feature article.Staying Alive Ain’t What It Used To Be. Dusted senior writer Emerson Dameron tells it like it is.

Industrial Jazz Group Another entry in the "The Job Song" video contest, this one from Herman Drwila. Woo-hoo!
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Created for their "Get A Job" Contest.

Industrial Jazz Group "I hear such nice American music over the radio. I really like it very much; I do not know why we were always told that it amounts to nothing. The fact is, that our music is heavier and everlasting, but your songs and hits are so jolly and light." A German woman writing to her friend in Philadelphia circa 1945, as quot...ed in "The Rest is Noise" (Alex Ross).

Industrial Jazz Group "As long as they don't starve to death, committed jazz musicians will be there for you [...]"
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The music may never again be a popular force, but it is still swinging—if you know where to listen.

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Evan Francis, one of our longest standing reed players has received a pretty stellar review for his group Spaceheater’s Blast Furnace and their self titled album. Not only does Evan play on this one, but he composed seven of the ten songs on the album.

Industrial Jazz Group "We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies." [John Cage]

Industrial Jazz Group A day late but still worth posting.
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These silly things are going to be featured in an art show in Philly’s Fishtown neighborhood this month, at the Philadelphia Book Company. Tonight (December 4th) is the art opening, and it’s all very exciting. ...

Industrial Jazz Group Re-announcing the IJG remix contest. Small cash prize. Now with higher quality source material and an extended deadline!
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As another one of my crazy schemes to get the word out about this silly band, I offer up the first official IJG remix contest. Ever.


















