Art of the Duo 504 - Buddy Bolden's Blues (Jelly Roll Morton)

Thank you for subscribing to our *ad-free channel. LIVE BROADCAST from Fish-Pot Studios, New Orleans DATE: Sunday.30.August 2020 Evan Christopher - Clarinet David Torkanowsky - Piano This clip featuring "Art of the Duo 504" closed their summer-2020 pandemic-born weekly livestream series. In an episode that celebrated Virgo musicians, this song honors Charles "Buddy" Bolden, born Sept 6. Bolden is often acknowledged as a jazz pioneer. But more specifically, his use of ragtime rhythms, improvisation and blues in the popular dance music of New Orleans was well received and many early musicians went on record stating that Bolden was arguably the first to do so. (The cards added at the end were to promote the first New Orleans Jazz & Wine Show, a venture that paired an exclusive LIVE broadcast with selected bottles of wine.) Playlist for "Art of the Duo 504": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22j-7FuXqG0O6JnEhSj2D1DlY0mckGE4 Evan Christopher combines virtuosity, immaculate taste and enthusiasm with a commitment to exploring the full range of possibilities in the New Orleans clarinet tradition. His highly personal approach strives to extend the legacies of early clarinet heroes such as Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard and Omer Simeon. Critics remarking on his dynamic expressiveness have coined his style “close-encounter music” (NEW YORK TIMES) and have called his respect for the music of New Orleans, “a triumph, joining the present seamlessly to a glorious past.” (THE OBSERVER, UK). * Clarinet Road's YouTube uploads are ad free! We have opted out of YouTube's "Partner Program" because a couple bucks a day isn't worth you having to endure offers for re-usable ear swabs or crappy mobile games. However, we have no control of third party videos included in our playlists that may have ad-revenue sharing agreements.

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