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Hey everyone,

A friend of mine is having trouble with an assignment she got in grad school, and I think some of you can help. She has to survey public school music teachers (K-12, not collegiate) from outside the US, but the trouble is she only has two international connections, so she asked me to help.

So...if you or someone you know teaches music in a public school in any country other than the US (including Canada!) and are willing to help, email me at c.stallard22@gmail.com. It's a short survey, I promise! Thanks :)

I have a malletkat but I'm not sure what the best software is to use it with. I remember seeing demos with Mainstage, and that seems cool, but I have a pc. Any suggestions?

Question for all you Mallet Kat players out there:

Has anyone found a lightweight soft case for the KAT?

I got the soft wheeled case about 2 months ago. It's great, well made, good design, but the thing by itself weighs close to 20lbs!

Yo,

Excellent exemple blend of time, feel and...joy !!!

Brad Mehldau is one of those guys that I don't always like to listen to. I don't really know why. I think some of what he plays may be too over my head for me to really appreciate. This, however, is breathtakingly beautiful. The mixture of very "in" sounds and incredibly dissonant, gut wrenching, "out" sounds is beautiful. Tension, release... stunning.

This is heavy stuff. If you don't know, Tom Harrell is schizophrenic. And as you can tell, it is to a serious debilitating degree. For him to overcome that and alcoholism, and continue to make music at the level he does is nothing short of incredible. This interview shows an incredibly deep and introspective side of a man who has suffered a lot. Even as a schizophrenic, I find the problems he describes going through resonated heavily with me because of my own experiences, and I'm sure many people feel the same way. Tom Harrell is one heavy guy.

Excellent documentary on Chris and his group, Underground. Oh yea, and GOOOOO AMMMMMERICA!!!

http://vimeopro.com/accordion/jmg-4-td-41212/video/39362616

Its now official, Limerick is to host its first jazz festival and the headline act is the Joe Locke Geoffrey Keezer Group. Its going to be great and I am delighted to have secured Joe and Geoffrey and the group for it. All the info is here www.limerickjazzfestival.com. Its a lot to take on but we are delighted with the progress so far. Limerick Jazz Society is also 30 yrs old this year and is one of the motivating factors in organizing this festival.

Tom Harrell is maybe my favorite musician. A serious tie btw him and Mulgrew Miller. Wow, this is so incredible