I’ve recently had cause to research the term “modern modernity” as it applies to music. The nice thing about this kind of research is that it leads me to revisit videos of mine that I have not looked at for a long time, and to enjoy them again. The term certainly includes advances in music technology, and so here is a video I shot three or four years ago, spotlighting an artist … [Read more...]
Yes, but Can You Dance to It? Lautari and 21st century Mazurka
https://vimeo.com/185373590 This is my first entry in ArtsJournal, and in presenting Lautari's ethnojazz take on Polish folk music --particularly mazurka, I hope to demonstrate something about world music, past, present and possible future. Lautari is a singularly appropriate example. The traditional music they are grounded in offers a reconnection to man’s relationship with … [Read more...]