The Modern Improviser
Chester HarlanExploring music as culture, practice, and thought through improvisation, ethnomusicology, philosophy, and sound studies.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 204 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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Kairos
The ancient Greeks had a word that every improviser should know: kairos. Unlike chronos, which expresses a chronological or measurable time, kairos underline the right moment. The instant in which an action assumes significance because it i...
The Magic of The Köln Concert
On 24 January 1975, Keith Jarrett walked onto the stage of the Cologne Opera House (Oper Köln) and played one of the most celebrated solo piano concerts ever recorded.
The album that came from that night, The Köln Concert, is often describ...
How To Listen to Jazz: a 10-Step Guide
By Luke Gillespie (DownBeat, September 2019)
I was putting some order into a few old boxes recently and came across a printed-out copy of this article. It's "How To Listen to Jazz: a 10-Step Guide" by Luke Gillespie, originally published i...
The Story of the Peacock Bird
A Folktale of Listening, Truth, and the Voice Beneath the Reeds
This is a traditional folk tale from the oral cultures of southern Italy. It was recorded from a storyteller, Luigi Nigro, in Rossano, Calabria, in one documented version from...
Il suono come ordine simbolico
Come il suono rituale ripristina l'ordine simbolico
Ogni società ha i propri rituali. Spesso li pensiamo come modi per ricordare il passato, esprimere la fede o preservare la tradizione. Ma i rituali fanno anche qualcosa di più fondamental...
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Exploring music through improvisation, ethnomusicology, philosophy, art and sound studies. A camera sometimes tags along to see what listening missed.
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