Portsmouth” is a traditional English folk dance tune, similar to an Irish or Scottish hornpipe melody. It is sometimes referred to as the “Portsmouth Hornpipe”. “Portsmouth” appeared in the 11th edition of John Playford’s The Dancing Master in 1701. It is also one of the three arrangements on which English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams based […]
So What
“So What” is the first track on the 1959 album Kind of Blue by American trumpeter Miles Davis. It is one of the best-known examples of modal jazz, set in the Dorian mode and consisting of 16 bars of D Dorian, followed by eight bars of E♭ Dorian and another eight of D Dorian. This […]
Body and Soul
“Body and Soul” is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1930 with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. It was also used as the musical theme and underscoring in the American film noir boxing drama Body and Soul. “Body and Soul” was written in New […]
Caravan
“Caravan” is an American jazz standard by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington, first performed by Ellington in 1936. Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung. The song has regained popularity since being featured prominently in the 2014 film Whiplash. Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters introduced “Caravan” on the Variety label in December, 1936. […]
Alicia Witt
Alicia Roanne Witt an American actress and musician. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch in 1980, when he heard her recite Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet on the television show That’s Incredible! at age five. He cast her in Dune (1984) and Twin Peaks (1990). Witt was […]
Tal Wilkenfield
Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian bassist, singer and songwriter. While playing at a club in New York in 2006, Wilkenfeld met some members of the Allman Brothers Band. She credits Oteil Burbridge and Derek Trucks with encouraging her to join them at the Beacon Theatre, her first time on a large stage. The jam was […]
Begin The Beguine
“Begin the Beguine” is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia to Fiji. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. The […]
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
“Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” is a jazz instrumental composed by Charles Mingus, originally recorded by his sextet in 1959 and released on his album Mingus Ah Um. One of Mingus’s best-known compositions, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” became a jazz standard, recorded by other jazz and jazz fusion artists. Charles Mingus was one of the all-time […]
Kinnfolk
Kinnfolk are the husband and wife duo of Josh and Julie Kinn. They weave octave mandolin, bodhrán (Irish drum), and smooth vocal harmonies into their Celtic folk music from the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From sea shanties and working songs, to trad tunes and Old Time favourites, Kinnfolk’s fresh take on classics blends […]
Osaka Toin Symphonic Band
In 2005, the Osaka Toin Symphonic Band was inaugurated to support the baseball team and now has 182 members. From April 2006 it has been led by director Takashi Umeda. They participated in the national tournament of the All Japan Wind Orchestra Competition a total of fifteen times and won the “Gold Award” seven times. […]