Or putting rhythm sections out of business… Nah, of course, I’d never do such a thing. There’s no substitute for the real deal. But then practising isn’t the real deal either and I was asked a while ago about how…
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Camels and Robots
Tagged with: Band in a Box, camels, Caravan, jazz, piano
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Lies, Damn Lies & Marketing Part 7 – Sick Self Love
Interesting piece in the NYT recently by Frank Bruni. Belated grasp of things, but good that the talking heads are finally starting to notice what’s been going on under their talking noses for years. In a nutshell, the piece focuses…
Tagged with: Aretha Franklin, Fame, Frank Bruni, honesty, John McCain, marketing, NYT
Posted in d) The Dark Art of Marketing, e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in d) The Dark Art of Marketing, e) Rants & Ramblings
All About That Bass, Bout That Bass (No Trouble)
I’ve had a question about comping bass solos. Wow. Well, how long have we got… I’ll start by mentioning that I play some “journeyman” bass. I can do a reasonable job as long the tempos are gentle, the changes aren’t…
Tagged with: bass, comping, jazz
Posted in b) Harmony & Comping, c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in b) Harmony & Comping, c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Audio Plugin – the PSG
I had planned to release this freeware FX plugin on 1 April, but things got delayed a bit. Okay, a lot. Introducing the all-new PSG™ – put it on a spare channel strip and it will instantly double your productivity,…
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Seasons Greetings
Apologies for radio silence recently. I’ve been busy with various projects, few of them specifically music-related. Decided to wrap up the year with this animated Christmas greeting. I’ve been busily corresponding with some people over the past few months and…
Tagged with: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, Jason Lyon Trio, Jazz Xmas, merry christmas, Muvizu
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
Faking It
I don’t just mean “faking” harmony in the jazz sense, but rather more generally. Got involved in a little discussion recently about how to play complex cross-rhythms over at Adam Neely’s YT channel. When presented with something like 3s on…
A Soundbuzz
“Part of being a performer is that failure becomes a part of your existence. Your day-to-day routine is failure with the remote possibility of success.” Samantha Bee A recent Forbes magazine quote of the day apparently – and I think…
SE Confidential
Nice writeup just been published at Something Else (click for full interview). Life, the jazziverse and everything… “I first saw Jason Lyon at Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec in London. I had gone to see Gareth Lochrane on flutes, as he was…
Tagged with: Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, Henry Gilbert, Jason Lyon, jazz, Joel Prime
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
The Life of 3.1415926… Musicians
Time for another ramble down memory lane. I used to co-run a full-blooded salsa band, and co-running is a great idea as long as you’ve got a good relationship and great open coms between you. In fact, running anything larger…
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Pents book is recommended reading on Gary Burton's Berklee course.
Jason Lyon on Music 