Film screening of Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, which opens at Film Forum in Manhattan on April 22.
Venue: Film Forum
Date: April 22-28, 2015
*Wed 4/22 & Fri 4/24 @ 7:40, Q&A with director John Pirozzi & special musical guests
“Whiplash poster” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whiplash_poster.jpg#/media/File:Whiplash_poster.jpg)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
Whiplash is a recent film starring Miles Teller and J. K. Simmons (directed by Damien Chazelle) that has generated some considerable controversy.
ClarinetMike’s 101 Clarinet Tips: #30 Time Management (Posted on April 6, 2015)
Crunch Time! April is often a super busy month for many musicians with lots of challenges time-wise. Therefore, I offer the following updated version of a time management article I published in the NACWPI Journal several years ago (citation below).
BASIC TIME MANAGEMENT By Michael Dean
When you read about music industry issues in the news, does it feel like it’s connected to your life? Do you see yourself reflected or hear your concerns included? These questions were on my mind most recently last week, as rapper Jay Z was joined by a crowded stage of pop superstars to roll out the music streaming service Tidal. It’s something I think about every time a big music news story bubbles up.
Date: Monday, April 6, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: nu jazz/world/avant garde
From the opening notes of I’m In, trombonist, composer, bandleader Joe Fiedler, bassist Rob Jost and drummer Michael Sarin make it clear that this is going to be an adventurous, imaginative, funky and fun listen. Fiedler’s new recording, the fourth from his trio, and the second album on his label, Multiphonics Music, presents a departure from his previous trio sessions, as Fiedler set out to play tunes with more traditional jazz forms, and that possessed more blues elements. With I’m In Fiedler has once again used his curious mind and explorer’s heart to great advantage, finding brilliant new approaches on his horn, and new heights of mastery with his composer’s pen. – all about jazz
