Im Never Calling Round Midnight |
As I sit and listen to one of many versions of 'Round Midnight, I'm overwhelmed by a sense of perfectionism. Part of my philosophy of jazz right now is that society today is too A.D.D to be able to wi...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:07:00 PST |
Why does every jazz musician seem pissed off? |
I just saw a picure of a prominent jazz musician (I'll leave out who), and I couldn't help but wonder about the jazz culture, "why does every jazz musician seem pissed off?" Whether its on the stage, ...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:01:00 PST |
A Glimpse of Satori |
Buddhists call Satori "a fleeting glimpse of enlightenment, when truth is both seen and understood in a fleeting moment." Often times, most people describe whatever they saw through the Satori state a...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:32:00 PST |
Underground Records Top 100 Chart |
Hey Everyone! I just received some great news. One of my videos made the Underground Records Top 100 Charts at number 15! In fact, it was the only jazz chart to make the entire list! Check it out, and...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:51:00 PST |
Unifying Musical Concepts |
Living in the "information age" has its perks. Being able to access volumes of information at the click of a button is something that our ancestors never dreamed about. However, having this luxury has...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:27:00 PST |
A Musical Thought On Purpose... |
As I sit at a piano in a practice room, I have a thought: As humans, we have what seems to be a natural tendency to question almost everything. We can often turn this te...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:09:00 PST |
Impermanence |
Watching a video in a class on the history of jazz: I notice that it is in our nature to try to assign labels to things, to classify everything. We get a sense of ...
Posted by John Radosta Jr on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:24:00 PST |
