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Archives for November 9, 2005

Comment: Applause

November 9, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

Bill Kirchner took time out of his busy schedule to send a response to a review. Thanks for commenting on jazz audiences' "self-conscious rote clapping" after every solo. This to me is the most mindless of all jazz customs. (Where did this idiocy come from--does anyone know?) It usually prevents … [Read more...]

Why Kirchner’s Been Busy

November 9, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

Bill Kirchner's latest CD is Everything I Love. The instrumentation is his soprano saxophone, Eddie Monteiro's accordion and Ron Vincent's drums and percussion. Monteiro equips his instrument with MIDI ( musical instrument digital interface), making it possible for him to sound like a string … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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