Sunday, August 11, 2024

Cabaret Husky style

Sometimes I sound like gravel, and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.

Nina Simone


Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.

George Gershwin


Music-Loving Australians Who Live In Rural And Remote Areas Are Getting Some Attention

“People living in regional Australia recognise the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing, social cohesion and the economic opportunities created through tourism. However, artists based in regional and remote areas are still adversely impacted by their location.” - ArtsHub

The Five Composers Who Defined The Sound Of Horror Movie Music

"The history of horror scores is a long, winding path (that leads to an old abandoned shed stocked with rusty hatchets), with legends of the form and shadowy figures that lurk around the edges of the frame." Michael Andor Brodeur selects "the most killer composers in film history." - The Washington Post (MSN)

Unforgetable jazz and blues on Sunday afternoon … Kim Hair and all that Jazz

As Nat Wolff put it, ‘Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.




Courtesy of Casey Green

Kim Hair Cabaret

Kim Hair – Vocals
Casey Greene – Sax/Flute
Peter Locke – Piano
Mike Walsh – Bass
Mark Sutton – Drums

Wayne Shorter:

Jazz is a fighter. The word 'jazz' means to me, 'I dare you. Let's jump into the unknown!'






Ninety percent of songs are about love. Why do critics focus on the other 10 percent? Out of shame, mostly. Ted Gioia explains... more »




I'm not a blues singer, I'm a diva.

Nina Simone



Nina Simone Feeling Good

Birds flying high you know how I feel 
Sun in the sky you know how I feel 
Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel 


It's a new dawn 
It's a new day 
It's a new life 
For me 
And I'm feeling good 

Fish in the sea you know how I feel 
River running free you know how I feel 
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel



Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know 
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean 
Sleep in peace when day is done 
That's what I mean 

And this old world is a new world 
And a bold world 
For me 

Stars when you shine you know how I feel 
Scent of the pine you know how I feel 
Oh freedom is mine 
And I know how I feel …


What was it in 1550s England that led to the rise of a new behavior, a new way of thinking? Keeping a diary ... more »



“A lot of academic writing is formulaic and routine. Rarely does anything break out of the conservative mold of traditional article structures” — John Danaher (Galway) on how academics might benefit from John McPhee’s “elaborate and playful approach” to writing