4/27/20 GOING BAROQUE!

George Kahn Quartet - Going Baroque

"Third Stream Music" is a term coined by Gunther Schuller, in a lecture at Brandeis University in 1957, for a type of music which, through improvisation or written composition or both, synthesizes the essential characteristics and techniques of contemporary Western art music and other musical traditions.

From 1967-1977, Schuller served as President of the New England Conservatory where he formalized NEC’s commitment to jazz by establishing the first degree-granting jazz program at a major classical conservatory in 1969. By then there were many jazz artists experimenting with this idea, including Claude Bolling, Ran Blake, George Russell, Roger Kellaway and John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

The third single from the upcoming George Kahn Quartet album is a tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet. It is appropriately titled "GOING BAROQUE", but it was named way before 24 million Americans filed for unemployment. It is a 16 bar down-home lazy blues with a 16-bar fugue to kick things off. Enjoy!

If you'd like to know more about the George Kahn Quartet and our upcoming album, 

go to http://bit.ly/GeorgeKahnDreamCatcher

https://youtu.be/JNr36fR2Fa0

4/17/20 - Oh Happy Day

CHOIRTime - Oh Happy Day

I was thinking yesterday that there will come a time in the not too distant future that we will say, "Remember that month when there was no traffic, and the air was clear, and we were able to walk the dog and spend time and reconnect with our kids?"

Call me an cockeyed optimist, but I woke up this morning, singing this song. Here is an AMAZING virtual choir, featuring my friends Macain Treat, Crystal Starr and Courtney Lemmon (Courtney and Crystal are two of the singers in The Jazz & Blues Revue! http://jazzandbluesrevue.com)

By the way, today is the final day of my Kickstarter for the new album, DreamCatcher. If you have not pre-ordered your copy yet, today is the last day! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/GeorgeKahnDreamCatcher

 https://youtu.be/-6FmVP5Kxko

4/10/20 - I WILL SURVIVE

Michael Breuning - I Will Survive

Every now and then someone comes along with a parody song that just captures the moment.

Mike Breuning is that someone right now. We have all had a crash course in video chat, ZOOM and working from home. So this one goes out to all the teachers out there, and anyone else stuck with having to learn technology to survive.

We will survive! Enjoy, and apologies to Gloria Gaynor

https://youtu.be/CCe5PaeAeew