Tag Archives: improvisation

Chat Roulette Piano Improv

Ah, the wonders of Chatroulette: advertised as “instant video-chat” with complete strangers, in my experience it’s mostly a place where young desperate men log on to, erh, yank their crank for all the world to see. That and loads of … Continue reading

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Eric Dolphy Quintet — Berlin ’61

A recent post made me think of another great innovator of free jazz, as well as third stream music: Eric Dolphy.

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Frank Zappa — Composer & Guitarist

In the above clip, an audio interview circa 1984, Frank Zappa talks about soloing on the guitar, his attitudes toward live performances, and his relationship with his audience (listen closely at the 7:05 point for a relevant opinion of Frank’s … Continue reading

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Uncle Carl

“Uncle Carl being Uncle Carl to the music of Stanley and Nick” — Stanley J. Zappa

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