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Yes, we will be celebrating IJD this year. Stay tuned for updates!

Yes, it is almost time to celebrate International Jazz Day this year. There is a lot happening the last weekend of April. Friday, April 26 – @ Market Hall – Featured band: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, with Rob Phillips and … Continue reading →

Some time in the past, I posted about the “As Slow as Possible” experiment in Germany.  Recent news: There was a chord change yesterday - first since February 5, 2022. Next one will be in 2026. For more info, here is … Continue reading →

This came to me today via Delancey Place. It is about a cardiologist, Dr. Sean Wu, who is using cymatics to generate heart tissue. And there is more here about all sorts of sound research at Stanford. Dr. Wu’s work … Continue reading →

Another person has taken the journey into creating music via plants. Apparently, since plants are mostly made of water, when you touch a plant, it changes its electrical resistance. (Webb). Steven Webb is a musical arts student at U of … Continue reading →

There is a small uprising in Switzerland over cow bells. Not those used in Cuban bands, but those that hang from the necks of cows. The town of Aarwangen is a rural place, with few residents and a number of … Continue reading →

Every year or so, someone writes a good article about these rooms. Maybe some day I will get to visit one. Check out this latest article.

ARF sent me this article. (Thanks!) Yep, the challenge of noise in big cities. I am not sure there is any solution. He calls for better bylaw enforcement. Doubters.

I am not sure if you will be able to read this NYT article about a recent event in NYC. I hope so. It is about a concert performed on the water outside and inside a drainage tunnel on the … Continue reading →

Finally, in 2023, we are going to again celebrate IJD in Peterborough! “Dine with Jazz” will happen again. Four downtown restaurants will have local jazz musicians on Saturday, April 29, from 6 – 8: La Hacienda; Amandala’s, Nateure’s Plate; Curry … Continue reading →