Whenever I’m searching for music, whether for research or teaching, Youtube is where I go. I decided that should someone want to find my music, I would like them to be able to find it. I see plenty of musicians post videos that consist of audio with a static image, maybe an album cover or something else… I wanted to do something more visually interesting. I posted “Waiting” from the first Atmos Trio album that uses images via some of my favorite photographers. This new video uses the same concept featuring images from illustrators and painters to accompany our version ofContinue readingThe Jazz+Visual Art Youtube Mashup
New Video: Twitter-fueled SSIJ Jazz Band (LIVE)
It’s been a couple of weeks now since the SSIJ (Secret Society of Internet Jazzers) played the Beta Lounge in Berkeley, CA. We enjoyed an enthusiastic audience both in the room and on Ustream. The club was very dark so our Ustream crew was treated to primarily audio feed. Fortunately, we had a couple of other cameras that were able to catch a enough visual data for me to provide you this glimpse of the show. The main thing that struck me from this show was the musical strength and depth with which these musicians play. Who knew a pick-upContinue readingNew Video: Twitter-fueled SSIJ Jazz Band (LIVE)
Video: Tearin’ it up One Night in Glen Ellen
Here is the Atmos Trio functioning as “The guys” in support of singer Cynthia Tarr. We’ve held down this regular gig in Glen Ellen CA at Olive & Vine for a couple of years and have developed a very enthusiastic audience there. Here’s a fairly up-tempo tune that the band stretches out on a little. Good times! This was filmed on a Creative Vado HD cam. Audio was EQ’d/ compressed using Ableton Live and video edited in Final Cut Express.
