Can Ai Learn Jazz

In this episode we discuss the question above. Neither of us are developers but we both teach and so, in many ways ,the episode is more about what is required to learn Jazz and ponder whether artificial Intelligence could learn on those lines.

what do you think?

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What is comping? Who Does it? What is it meant to achieve? We discuss this and more in this episode. Find a playlist from Apple Music that is multiple versions of the same tune with different comping styles here

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ECM records have a place in Jazz only rivalled by the classic American Labels like Blue Note, Prestige. There are clear comparisons with Blue Note,

1. A Unique look
2. a Particular sound
3. a roster of important musicians

You can see a Pinterest collection of ECM covers here In this episode we discuss these and other points

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A picture that is well known to those in jazz and beyond was taken August 12th 1958 for esquire Magazine by Art Kane. we discuss it in this episode. The documentary is available here

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The fame of Andy Warhol has lasted a lot longer than fifteen minutes but perhaps his jazz album cover artwork is less well known than his soup tins, Marilyn Monroes or his Velvet underground Banana Cover. We discuss these in this episode many are collected in this blog by The Music Aficionado here with some thoughtful insights, more can be found on the discos site here

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Pat Moran was active as a Jazz pianist in the 1950s-1960s and played with many good artists particularly on the west coast. Her trio album with Scott La Faro 1957 is a real gem in our opinion. Her Classical training has furnished her with a great facility at the piano and her fast runs are crisp and well phrased. The complete trio album released by Fresh Sounds combines the Scott la Faro with The Pat Moran Quartet (1956), with Moran on piano John Doling on bass, John Whited on drums and Beverly Kelly fronting on vocals. Scott la Faro actually said "I don't even like any of my recordings except maybe the first one I did with Pat Moran on Audio Fidelity."

There is also an interesting live album from Birdland with Horns added. in this album the whole band sing 4 part harmony

here is a link to an Apple Music playlist
here is the link to a short documentary

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Nick and Simon talk about the artist Romare Bearden Who was connected to the jazz scene in more than one way. His most well know works are collage and often depict jazz subjects. He went to School with Billy Eckstein and wrote Seabreeze with him which featured on the Branford Marsalis album Romare Bearden Revealed

a cultural figure whose foundation supports his legacy and the artistic community

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Simon and Nick talk about the long running radio show hosted by Marion McPartland.

episodes are still available to stream from NPR like this one with Gene Harris

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