Jamey at Indiana University Southeast!
Jamey Aebersold came to Indiana University Southeast to treat the music students and faculty to a miniature clinic over the lunchtime hour. This event was free, and open to the whole campus. For my part, I told everyone I knew on campus that they should come. And they did. Both of them. Even though the […]
Why Musicians Can’t Dance
There is a strange phenomenon in the world of musical arts, and that is the mysterious inability for musicians to move their bodies in a graceful manner in response to music. The closest I’ve ever seen to a dancing musician was a guy playing the ukulele while singing and riding a unicycle (incredibly, he didn’t […]
Just a “Gig”-olo
How Far Are You Willing To Go To Play Professionally? In an era when modern tastes and technologies are undermining live entertainment at an astounding pace, today’s jazzer needs to be more adaptable than ever just to get by. One day in the early 1980s, I got a call for a gig. The sweet young […]
Welcome to the new Jamey Aebersold Jazz blog!
Guess what?! We now have a blog! Stay tuned for updates, product reviews, jazz events and happenings – and more!