Tag Archives: Improvisation

Doing It Bachwards: my unexpected Goldberg Variations

Posted on August 26, 2014 by dantepfer

(Cross-posted from UCLA’s Ethnomusicological Review. Thanks to AJ Kluth for inviting me to write this piece for the journal.) As I look back over the last ten years and the peculiar journey with J.S. Bach that the time represents for me, … Continue reading →

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Lee Konitz on Spontaneity, Originality, Drugs & Playing Sharp

Posted on August 1, 2014 by dantepfer

Lee Konitz will be turning 87 in October, and his long and distinguished career as one of the most singular saxophonists in jazz needs no introduction (but if you need one, it’s here). He is known in particular for his … Continue reading →

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