Jazz on Vinyl: Improvised Music, Birth of the LP, and the Vinyl Reviva...
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During this A Public Affair-Madison Book Beat crossover episode, host Andrew Thomas and producer Jade Iseri-Ramos bring you a 2-hour jazz on vinyl special. The show kicks off at Lola’s Hi/Lo Lounge with interviews with Strictly Discs’ general manager and new record buyer Evan Woodward and owner Rick Stoner who offer insight on modern day vinyl buying and the vinyl revival that began in the 2010s.
We then turn to a conversation with Eastman School of Music musicologist Darren Mueller about his recent book, At the Vanguard of Vinyl: A Cultural History of the Long-Playing Record in Jazz. It explores how the jazz industry’s adoption of new recording and playback technology influenced the working conditions and artistic possibilities of musicians in the 1950s. Mueller tells us about innovations of the time and the lasting impact of the record labels.
Finally, we turn to two Wisconsin-based musicians and educators, Hanah Jon Taylor and Jamie Breiwick, to discuss the state of contemporary improvisational music. Both Taylor and Breiwick push back on the use of jazz as a term to describe their music and explain why they favor terms like Black American music, free improvised music, or simply just music. We begin with Taylor, the owner of Cafe CODA, who tells us about performing, teaching, and owning a listening room and performance space in Madison. We wrap up the show with Breiwick, who discusses sharing music with younger generations.
[Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions: “Country Butter” by Clamshell, “Kamilah” by Sunflower, “Kid Codi” by Skittle, “Gin Boheme” by Vermouth]
Photo by Ocramnaig_o1 on Unsplash
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