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Todd Bishop Jazz

drummer / band leader / visual artist / Origin recording artist

July 2012

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Airplay update

2012-07-03
By: todd
On: July 3, 2012
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Radio airplay is still going strong– since our last update Little Played Little Bird has had play the following stations, among others: WUOT 91.9 Knoxville, KDVS 90.3 Chicago, KMUW 89.1 Wichita, KSJS 90.5 San Jose, WCPN 90.3 Cleveland, KRFC 88.9 Ft. Collins, WNMC 90.7 Traverse City, TaintRadio.org, WTJU 91.1 Charlottesville, VA, WFCR New England Public Radio, Gallery41.com, Thanks everyone!Read More →

Notice: LA Jazz Scene – Scotty Yanow

2012-07-02
By: todd
On: July 2, 2012
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Here’s a nice little review of Little Played Little Bird by jazz historian and author Scotty Yanow, for LA Jazz Scene. A brief pull:  The lack of an alto and trumpet allows the quintet to get a bit of distance from Ornette Coleman’s recordings, as does the utilization of Iago’s Fender Rhodes. The music is explored on its own terms. Ranging from free bop romps to lyrical ballad statements, with the highpoints including spirited renditions of “Friends And Neighbors” and “Check Up,” these fresh and adventurous interpretations cast new light on Ornette Coleman’s songs. Little Played Little Bird is easily recommended and available from www.origin-records.com.Read More →

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Review: Bird is the Worm – Dave Sumner

2012-07-02
By: todd
On: July 2, 2012
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Here’s a nice review from Dave Sumner’s excellent Bird is the Worm jazz blog. Dave is an editor at Allaboutjazz.com and a writer for eMusic.com as well as MusicIsGood.org. It’s a nice piece of writing, and I hate to excerpt from it, but here are some choice bits: Taking ownership of a series of obscure Ornette Coleman songs, drummer Todd Bishop shines them through a facet of his own view of the music, while leaving the beating heart of the originals intact, not a scratch upon them. Most strikingly, the album is an easy listen. Not in the sense that it’s straight-forward, but instead, BishopRead More →

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