August 28, 2026

Contemporary Jazz

Period Instruments and the Pitch Question

Period Instruments and the Pitch Question

Will Lisil August 25, 2026
Historically informed performance changed tuning, tension and articulation together.
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Brushes Are the Hardest Thing to Record in Jazz

Brushes Are the Hardest Thing to Record in Jazz

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
A continuous quiet sound with no transient defeats most of the usual drum recording approach.
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What High Sample Rates Actually Do

What High Sample Rates Actually Do

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
The benefits are real and mostly not the ones cited in marketing.
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How Classical and Jazz Labels Actually Earn

How Classical and Jazz Labels Actually Earn

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
Small audiences that buy properly, plus licensing, plus a catalogue that never expires.
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Black and white close-up of Shabaka Hutchings playing the saxophone

Shabaka Quit the Saxophone in 2023 and Has Picked It Back Up

Will Lisil August 25, 2026
How Classical and Jazz Labels Actually Earn

How Classical and Jazz Labels Actually Earn

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
What High Sample Rates Actually Do

What High Sample Rates Actually Do

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026
Brushes Are the Hardest Thing to Record in Jazz

Brushes Are the Hardest Thing to Record in Jazz

Clara Ambrose August 25, 2026