Something New.

December 8, 2010

There’s a multitude of things that I’m inclined to write about — our jazz band’s concert yesterday night, the strange connotations of the word hipster, the CAP program at CalArts. But for now, I’d like to show you some things that have been helping me get through that treacherous hike towards finals and other such [...]

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A Brief Return to NYC, Day 2: Bill McHenry Group @ University of the Streets

December 1, 2010

During my sprint to catch a recommended  show at University of the Streets, I shot out this tweet: To which I got this response from Fully Altered Media: Although I never got any clarification as to what he was referring to by “youthful innocence” — a term that can be taken in several different ways [...]

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A Brief Return to NYC, Day 1: Paul Motian Septet @ The Village Vanguard

November 26, 2010

It goes without saying that New York City is a very special place for me, especially when I’m greeted with this kind of view from my hotel window. Last week I headed out to NYC, my second visit to the city in my lifetime, this time to meet with a university jazz ensemble as a [...]

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Wherelings Whenlings

November 1, 2010

To put it lightly, I’ve been exposed to quite a bit of new ideas in this last month. The Angel City Jazz Festival especially reminded me that, accessibility issues set aside, there’s much of this music that I’ve yet to understand. I received multiple advisories that the concert would be very “different” — a “different” [...]

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Who/What/Where/When Wednesdays: Angel City Jazz Festival

September 29, 2010

On the positive side, the jazz scene here in Los Angeles isn’t dead — in fact, it’s quite the opposite. But its inaccessibility often turns up as a problem when I’m looking for live jazz. In contrast to my experience with live jazz in New York City, where I was able to order tickets several [...]

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“I Only Listen to Jazz”

September 27, 2010

During my second week at the Idyllwild Jazz Summer Workshop, Matt Harris (professor at CSUN) challenged us to identify chords and intervals that he played on the piano solely based on what we heard — a form of ear training that I’m sure many of you are familiar with. We sat in a circle of [...]

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5 Artists to Help You Fight That Whole “Jazz is Elevator Music” Thing

September 16, 2010

Ever since I began preparing for recording college music supplements, I’ve noticed that much of the music I’ve been listening to lately was recorded long before I was born. But as addicting as this music is for me, I remember the last time I went out on a limb and shared it with a not-so-much-of-a-jazz-fanatic [...]

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Christian Scott, the Levitt Pavilion, and Nextbop

August 25, 2010

Last Sunday I headed to the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena once again, this time to check out the Christian Scott quintet. My reflection on this show can be found on my post at Nextbop.com – a jazz website that showcases and promotes the jazz musicians of today (Scott being one of them). Go check it [...]

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The Vijay Iyer Trio at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena

August 18, 2010

This past weekend I headed to a more local venue: the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Pasadena, CA — a mere forty minutes from my house compared to the six-hour flight to New York City. It’s the second time I’ve seen the Vijay Iyer Trio perform this summer (minus the drummer — in [...]

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Farewell, Summer; Hello, Senior Year

August 16, 2010

With my Idyllwild roommates (left to right: Chloe Drazen, Michelle Webb, me, Sarah Corza) My final year of high school has finally begun — after a great summer spending time in New York (which you may have read about earlier; if not, check it out) and at the Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer Jazz Workshop (which [...]

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