Moon Hooch I

Wenzl McGown and Mike Wilbur, saxophones; James Muschler, drums.

Spawned from New York City’s subways in 2010, the busking trio Moon Hooch seamlessly blends house, dubstep, drum & bass and jazz into a style aptly coined “Cave music.” Moon Hooch creates frenzied foot-stomping bashes with nothing more than two saxophones, drums, and the occasional contrabass clarinet. Their self-funded, self-released debut album ratifies the wild praise heaped upon them by a dedicated–and rapidly growing–following. [Discover Jazz]

THE CURRENT CHALLENGE

Fri Aug 17, 2012

This week's challenge:
'Summer Colors'.

-   Take 5 and Enjoy!   -

⇑ - Soon...  a video of that great session! - 06/28/2012 - ⇓

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The Sax Player

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. - Lewis Carroll
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May 2012 Theme Day: Bakeries

Au Four Gaulois. Montmartre. Paris 2010

Montmartre Musician. Paris 2010

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NYC - I

“Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much...the wheel, New York, wars and so on...while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man...for precisely the same reason.”

~Douglas Adams

“I went to see a band in New York. The lead singer got on the microphone, and he said How many of you people feel like human beings tonight? Then he said How many of you feel like animals? And everyone cheered after the animals part. But the thing is, I cheered after the human being part because I did not know that there was a second part to the question.”

~Mitch Hedberg

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Mariachis

Mariachis in Cuernavaca

Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Western Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind, and percussion instruments. In addition, sociohistorical factors have influenced the repertoire in terms of the performance of diverse regional song forms as well as the evolution of the performance attire. Mariachi is important to the study of Mexican music because, as an ensemble created during the colonial period, it found its essence during the postcolonial era, blossomed during the nationalist era, and made a global impact during contemporary times. Throughout this development, particularly since the nationalist era, mariachi music has become emblematic of Mexican music by appropriating various Mexican regional song forms.

The term "Mariachi" is said to be an adaptation of the French word for marriage or wedding "mariage" as this type of musical formation used to play at such events.

Although mariachis are hired to play at events such as weddings and other formal occasions, such as a quinceañera (a girl's fifteenth birthday celebration), they are very often used to serenade women because many of the songs in a typical repertoire have as a theme the desire to touch the heart of a woman. Trios of mariachis can be found for hire in different places at night (the best known venues are Plaza de los Mariachis in Guadalajara and Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City) for the purposes of serenading. Hiring prices can vary immensely and are normally not cheap.

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