Säje: The Album
Säje is one of the best things happening in vocal music today.
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Säje Evergreen
Don’t miss this. Säje is releasing amazing new music fairly regularly right now… I’ve been grooving to this since the dropped it to their Patreon supporters recently, but they released it on YouTube today. Great singing, great sense of ensemble, amazing arrangement, super cool song. Tune in and put it […]
Check Out Säje
Four remarkable singers recently joined forces to create a new ensemble; their first performance was this past week at the JEN Conference. Säje – Sarah Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, Erin Bentlage – is exploring new territory in group harmony singing, with an emphasis on connected, emotionally grounded, deeply individual […]
2023 Roundup: Music and Other Media
Recordings, shows, films, podcasts – here’s the media I recommend from this year.
Live Vocal Jazz
A recent request from the brilliant composer/conductor David Von Kampen in the Facebook Vocal Jazz Educators group sent me down a rabbit hole, so I’m sharing the request and my answer here. I ended up with two playlists. One from the pros and one from academic groups. Enjoy! (Note: I […]
2022 Roundup: Music and Other Media
Every year I’m excited to do a roundup of the favorite recordings that either came out, or were first heard by me, that year. In addition to audio recordings, I’m including a few other types of recordings – films, shows, and live performances that stuck with me. Recorded Music Is […]
2021 Roundup: Recordings
Every year I’m excited to do a roundup of the favorite recordings that either came out, or were first heard by me, that year. This year I’m expanding the list beyond audio music recordings to a few other categories, reflecting the nature of my listening this year. Music In The […]
Live Concert Reminder
It’s easy to forget the power of great live music. Listening to pristine studio recordings is great – I love listening to records. But it’s something else to be present, when a truly special group of musicians share their art. There are two factors that have conspired to help me […]
2020 Roundup: Recordings
2020 was not a great year for listening to new recordings. For me, anyway. It’s a combination of a few things. The pandemic. I didn’t want to listen to new music. I was strongly motivated to listen to comfort music, and new music rarely starts out at comfort music. There’s […]
Flash Mob Friday #6
It’s time for my sixth Flash Mob Friday! Gigging musicians and artists have been and will continue to be disproportionately hit by the COVID-19 closings, so each Friday I’m going to point you towards a musician, artist, or organization I think is worth your support. It’s my hope that together […]