Luke Stewart is a DC/NYC-based musician and organizer of important musical presentations, and has a strong presence in the national and international Improvised Music community. He was profiled in the Washington Post in early 2017 as “holding down the jazz scene,” selected as “Best Musical Omnivore” in the Washington City Paper’s 2017 “Best of DC,”… Continue reading 748: Luke Stewart on the Washington, DC music scene
Category: Podcast
747: Daniel Spreadbury on next-generation music notation
Daniel Spreadbury is the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg’s professional scoring application Dorico. Before joining Steinberg, Daniel and many members of the Dorico team worked for many years on the Sibelius music notation software. We discuss the innovative approach Dorico takes to user interface, how Adobe Lightroom influenced the initial development of Dorico, lessons learned… Continue reading 747: Daniel Spreadbury on next-generation music notation
746: Nicholas Walker on benefits of remote teaching
Nicholas Walker faced a vastly different school environment upon returning from his sabbatical from Ithaca College this fall, and he has found several innovative ways to use online teaching to enhance the way he is working with his students. We chat about the four pedagogical components of his approach (fundamentals, performance, deliberate practice, and lessons),… Continue reading 746: Nicholas Walker on benefits of remote teaching
745: Heiri Kaenzig on jazz and World Music
Today’s episode features jazz bassist Heiri Känzig, who is based in Switzerland and has worked with countless prominent artists like John Scofield, Art Farmer, and the Vienna Art Orchestra. Heiri is Professor of Jazz Double Bass at the Hochschule Luzern, and his latest album is Celebration with pianist Thierry Lang. We talk about his early… Continue reading 745: Heiri Kaenzig on jazz and World Music
744: Networked Music Performance with Michael Dessen, Mark Dresser, and Jan Stoltenberg
When Gary Karr reached out to me asking about a piece of software named JackTrip, I was determined to learn more about it and share my findings with the bass community. I soon found myself on the Networked Music Performance Resources page of UV Irvine professor Michael Dessen, and soon thereafter I found myself on… Continue reading 744: Networked Music Performance with Michael Dessen, Mark Dresser, and Jan Stoltenberg