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Recent ArticlesBy ericdano on Aug 19, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
This is sad, tragic news:
“LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday from complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident, the band’s publicist said.”
DMB is one of the few good rock bands out there…..he is going to be hard to replace…..
By ericdano on Aug 17, 2008 in Articles | 0 Comments
I came across this article at the NPR. It is about Taiwan saxophones.
“Just how Houli became the world’s unsung center of saxophone making is largely an accident of history. The story dates back to just after World War II. It stars a larger-than-life character named Chang Lien-cheng. He was a farmer’s son who abandoned the family land to become a painter and jazz musician, says a spokeswoman for his company: “No one during that time was actually playing any kinds of Western instruments. But he was fascinated by this instrument called saxophone.”"
There is also a “Listen Now” for this article that is worth checking out, as it goes into more details than the written article.
By ericdano on Aug 16, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
Wordpress is pretty darn neato sometimes. There is this rather cool iPhone/iPod theme that will automatically kick in if you are one of the enlightened who own an iPhone or iPod Touch. Check it out.
UPDATE: It seems that WP-SuperCache, which I use to take some of the load off the computer, is interfering with the theme. Hopefully there will be a workaround soon….
By ericdano on Jul 26, 2008 in Videos | 0 Comments
Now, this really has nothing to do with saxophone. Or Jazz. But it is well worth your time to watch. Here is a little background on Randy Pausch and his death this week from incurable pancreatic cancer. His approach to teaching is something I strive to do.
By ericdano on Jul 25, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
I’m looking for a new server to host Jazz-Sax on. The current server, a 1997 Dual Pentium II 450 with an Adaptec RAID card and two 40gig hard drives works ok, but it is huge, eats lots of electricity, and generates a lot of heat and noise.
What I’m looking for is perhaps someone who wants to donate a G4 Mac Mini, or perhaps an older Shuttle Mini PC or something. Something smaller, that eats less energy, generates less heat, and is relatively quite.
Actually, I’d pay a little for a Mac Mini……I’d love to get something small and stick a SSD in there…..
By ericdano on Jul 25, 2008 in News | 0 Comments
Sad news today
“US jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played alongside such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Thelonius Monk, died Friday in France, his agent Helene Manfredi said. He was 80.
Nicknamed the Little Giant, Griffin was due to perform Friday evening alongside US organist Rhoda Scott, French saxophonist Olivier Temime and drummer Julie Saury.
Griffin died at home in Mauprevoir, a village in the west-central La Vienne district, where he had spent the last 18 years of his life. The cause of death was not disclosed.”
By ericdano on Jul 21, 2008 in Videos | 0 Comments
Ok, not saxophone related. But this is good. Really.
By ericdano on Jul 12, 2008 in Articles, News | 2 Comments
Unless you have been living in a cave for the last week, you know that the new version of the iPhone is out. The iPhone 3G. The other thing that is out is new software for previous iPhone/iPod Touch owners. The new version of the system software supports applications. There are lots of games and stuff out. But there are TWO music ones that are worth a look.
The first one is Karajan Beginner. Theory trainer and stuff. There is a paid version of this as well which I imagine expands on the drills.
The second one is GuitarToolkit. Yes, it is more geared towards guitar players, but the tuner and the metronome are excellent. I thought it was a good $10 spend for a tuner and metronome, though it would be nice if you flipped the iPhone over, it would flip the tuner over. Perhaps the next version.
By ericdano on Jul 9, 2008 in News | 10 Comments
Continuing it’s yearly practice, MakeMusic announced Finale 2009. Basically, they are not raising the bar at all, again, with this. For $99, you finally get:
Basically, MakeMusic hasn’t done anything new or exciting in this release. No Ideas Hub, like Sibelius has. Nothing really…..at all. Looks like I’m still going to be stuck with 2007……
By ericdano on Jul 5, 2008 in Articles, News | 1 Comment
CNN has an interesting article:
“The more than 200,000 records represented the entire inventory of “Records Revisited,” a landmark Manhattan store owned by Morton Savada, who died in February of lung cancer at age 85.
The collection, valued at $1 million, weighs 50 tons and represents more than a half-century of American music history.”
Wonder what gems one would find in there. Albums that aren’t produced anymore. That is one of the great things about going to an old used record store, finding that album that was only done on LP…….