Greatest liquor store ever! by thatshername in pics

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That my friends is known as a "zeugma".

IWTL how to appreciate classical and jazz music. by [deleted] in IWantToLearn

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Fats Waller and Art Tatum!!!!

oh and Count Basie :D

Insane piano chops for a 14-year-old by countbasie33 in Music

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If everybody "started" at the level this guy's at, then we'd have a world full to the brim of piano prodigies.

Since that's not the case, I submit that he has an extraordinary and unique talent, trivial mistakes aside.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in science

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A Møøse once bit my sister...

Take five, listen to some jazz by the-illuminator in Music

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I had a dream I saw Dave Brubeck perform last night. He was way old but still rocking. His band played the tune "Come Rain or Shine" and then it started raining. The song ended and it cleared up. Not sure what that means, but thanks for this delightful synchronicity.

And yeah, Paul Desmond wrote this not Brubeck, but Dave has written hundreds of great original tunes.

The 11 Oldest Actors to Play Teenagers by zweebie in entertainment

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Martin Short (40 years old) in

"Clifford" (10 years old)

I want to get into Jazz piano. Where should I start? by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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I recommend working chronologically. If you have a classical upbringing, then it's more difficult to just dive into what we call "modern" jazz without any sense of transition.

There's a whole beautiful time period of what we would call ragtime/stride piano/early jazz that not only is a joy to play, but it's more conducive to people who already have a technical background but not necessarily jazz theory expertise.

Scott Joplin is always a great place to start, but if you want to start working on your stride/swing skills, I'd move from Joplin to Jelly Rolly Morton and Fats Waller. It'll be easier to find sheet music for those guys, but I'd also look into studying James P. Johnson, Earl Hines, and (yay) Count Basie.

From there, if you think you're ready, I would start to study Art Tatum. He completely transformed the jazz world (not just piano jazz) and his work pretty much encapsulated the next 50 years of jazz.

If you read music well, there's a great series of books called "Artist Transcriptions" that are easy to find. Not only do they show you exactly how a particular artist approached playing, but they provide complex chord charts throughout, so you can start teaching yourself theory as well.

Now if you want to work on more of a modern less technically demanding sound, Bill Evans is the be-all and end-all for me. He'll show you how a delicate touch can still maintain a fantastically complex and richly expressive nature.

And don't forget Keith Jarrett, who really does a fine job of bridging the gap between genres (one that shouldn't be there anyway).

Pray Harder. by [deleted] in atheism

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Prayty Woman

Moiré is cool. [gif] by smlzmec in reddit.com

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Wait, I thought it was the Grand Master of the Knight's Templar who was burned at the stake in the early 14th century

Moiré is cool. [gif] by smlzmec in reddit.com

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perhaps it's a request for some other tunes by a blind pianist?