Jim Langabeer
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By using just basic chords, you can easily extend your improvisation skills...
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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:33:38 +1300
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Earlier this year I came by two very different, but very interesting CDs falling into the jazz release bag....
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Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:05:43 +1200
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 | This album doesn’t recreate traditional versions of classic tunes, but finds a new way to tell the story....
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Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:32:58 +1300
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 | This CD could have been filed under classical/jazz fusion, or world music, or jazz quartets, or exotica, or....
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Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:09:01 +1300
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Serious art music, shall we say, classical music, of the last hundred years has not found universal favour with most listeners and musicians. This offering from contemporary composer Hayg Boyadjian may... |
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:44:16 +1300
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To come across glorious, deeply moving, well-rounded performances by an exceptional duo like the Bas Duo is rare...
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Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:52 +1300
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 | Because jazz is a style of music, the easiest way to learn to play it is to be in an environment where jazz is a normal part of the musical mix. This way, the player learns the language naturally. The mo... |
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +1200
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You too can start to learn to improvise Jazz flute in just 6 minutes...
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:23:16 +1300
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Here we have 3 contrasting jazz CDs from all over the world, a truly international mix...
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Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:58:17 +1300
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Luminescence, a light from within, is a varied collection of many moods and styles from South America, Finland, Macedonia, France, and J.S.Bach. The guitar and flute duet set the tone and expressive t... |
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:28:47 +1300
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Since 1927 the flute has taken its part in jazz ensemble recordings. The playing of Alberto Socarras, Wayman Carver, and others is well documented in Flute Focus issue of October 2008. In listening ... |
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +1200
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 | Notes From Squire Street appeals with a natural, celtic, folksey, living-room ambiance. There is an old-fashioned breathiness to the recorded flute sound which helps create a friendly relaxed atmosphere ... |
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +1200
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There are many Great Dates and Good Numbers for Jazz Flute. Here is a selection ranging from 1958 through to 2009, ranging from some great classics to modern masterpieces. We even include some great... |
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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Something Old: Over the course of 20 issues of Flute Focus I have had the pleasure of listening to and exploring many great music CDs - Check out my old reviews... Something New: From Italy comes a ... |
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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 | Nyman wrote Yamamoto Perpetuo in 1993 for a famous Parisian fashion show as a violin showpiece, and Findon has transformed it into a solo flute performance work. Andy Findon has previously been reviewed ... |
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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A tribute to David (Fathead) Newman by Peter Westbrook Saxophonist and flutist David ‘Fathead’ Newman was best known as a star soloist with the Ray Charles band, but his multi-faceted career was m... |
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +1200
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 | Flutist, singer, composer, Polly Moller has a persona and presence on this CD that is large, fresh, new, fun, serious, avant-garde, Celtic, trip-hopping, theatrical, in-your- face, and listener frien... |
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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 | New Adventures in Jazz Listening - Jim reviews the jazz flute CDs of Jamie Baum Septet with "Solace" and The Zen Bicycle Band with "Zen Bicycle"
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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +1300
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 | "Jazz Flute Player Wanted for 3 nights plus 1 rehearsal per week with established quartet in a prestigious jazz club. Duties include up to four festival appearances and two CD/DVD recordings per year. Mu... |
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1300
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 | Pure musical pleasure is the result of this masterful combination of Jessica Pierce's flute and Almer Imamovic's guitar. Both performers are passionate players and give breath-taking performances in thei... |
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1300
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