New York City: 60-hour-long variety show aims for Guinness World Record
LIVAMP (www.livamp.com), an online platform for broadcasting performances from handpicked venues, has partnered with The Metropolitan Room in New York to broadcast a 60-hour continuous variety show on Jan 1, 2015, aiming for a Guinness World Record upon completion. There are over 250 performers with a big focus on jazz vocalists, including Marilyn Maye, Julie Budd, Luba...
Book review of ‘The Insanity Hoax’: You don’t have to be a nutty artist!
I recently read Judith Schlesinger’s book The Insanity Hoax: Exposing the Myth of the Mad Genius. What a relief! With a gallivanting, witty writing style, Schlesinger doesn’t just debunk, she pulverizes that annoying meme that mental illness is more common among artists than the general population. Interestingly, every time I’ve brought the book up to...
You don’t have be a freak to master music! Q&A with mastery expert K. Anders Ericsson (from my new book!)
Since the release of my album I Wanna Work For You, I’ve been writing a book about practicing. More specifically, I wondered how I could finally get better at things that had eluded me despite a lifetime of effort. Were there keys to motivation, method or memory that the virtuosos knew? After much research, I...
Pacific Mambo Orchestra @ SFJAZZ – El Cantante – Alexa Weber Morales LIVE
Live performance by Pacific Mambo Orchestra of El Cantante, arranged by Mike Rinta and sung by Alexa Weber Morales, at SFJAZZ on June 15, 2013. Photo credits: Bill Evans Photography Benny Torres – http://www.bennytorres.com/ Henry Hung – http://www.henryhungmusic.com Alexa Weber Morales – http://www.alexajazz.com Music credits Christian Tumalan – http://www.tumalanmusic.com Steffen Kuehn – http://www.steffenkuehn.com Pacific...
The First Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival
Acción Latina presents the 1st Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival and 2nd Annual Benefit Art Auction. “This month we have two exciting events, the First Annual Mission Latin Jazz Festival, October 13th and 14th at the Brava Theater, and our Second Annual Art Auction on October 20th. The Mission Latin Jazz Festival features an incredible...
Effortless Mastery, the Myth of Flow and Other Green Room Conversations
After making music with them, what I like most about musicians is talking to them. The hang before and after a gig is usually a source of inspiration. Last night was like that. We filed off stage, all 19 of us, either onto the dance floor or into the green room. One thing that’s annoying...
