Jason Lyon Music

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  • Recollections

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    Many good friends and great musicians, many projects over many years. So it’s about memories but also literally re-collections.And influenced by my gigging experiences which have often involved sit-ins, people coming and going and the numbers gradually dwindling throughout the night. That’s jazz life the way I like it. Everyone But Me (Weiss/Cawley) Wee Small…

  • Interview with JazzBites radio

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    Interview with Anthea Redmond for the US JazzBites radio show. The thoughts of Chairman Jase… Broadcast in August but my archive link is here.

  • The Bill for Rehearsal Time

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcAuOVdxpY&t=756s Thanks to Jazz Video Guy on YT for finding this rare documentary footage of Bill Evans preparing for a TV taping in Denmark. There’s a lot to take away, but I’ll just zero in one aspect – this is a textbook example of how to rehearse. See here for my personal thoughts on this. Of…

  • No Country for Old Atonal Men…

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    Couldn’t resist this one (I’m actually quite partial to a bit of twangy twangy). A nice lesson too for us jazzers – musicians may be complicated, but music doesn’t have to be…

  • Negative Harmony, Gulp

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    or I’m talking to the man in the mirror I suppose it had to happen… Thank you TH (aka “confused of Bristol”) for asking about the en vogue topic of negative harmony. I completely understand your confusion. Ah, I do love these opportunities to give my opinion and get myself digitally shouted at… A disclaimer…

  • The Cat Crept into the Crypt…

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    A charming story related to me recently by Russell Occomore, one of the directors of Jazz at the Crypt. The venue is underneath a splendid mid-19th century Gothic church in Camberwell, South London. They approached the place to propose a use for the crypt some years ago. This is a smaller space dating to the…

  • Auf Wiedersehen Pet

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    A very dear friend, and amazing musician, Roberto Manzin is departing soon for Berlin. Bruder, du muβt jetzt biβchen Deutsch lernen… So we’re giving him a big send-off gig. He’ll be playing with the Jason Lyon Trio on Sunday 9 December 1pm-5pm at Oliver’s Jazz Bar, 9 Nevada Street, Greenwich SE11 9JL. Roberto has a…

  • The Set Menu

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    Here is an episode of a ’60s BBC TV series called Jazz 625 (yeah, our TVs had 625 scan lines at the time and the Beeboid techies came up with that really imaginative name). It’s Bill Evans with his second trio visiting London. Look at 0:16 – the tune is Nardis, and watch bassist Chuck…

  • Camels and Robots

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    Or putting rhythm sections out of business… Nah, of course, I’d never do such a thing. There’s no substitute for the real deal. But then practising isn’t the real deal either and I was asked a while ago about how I practise. Sorry the reply comes so late, MH. Sad truth is that at the…

  • All About That Bass, Bout That Bass (No Trouble)

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    I’ve had a question about comping bass solos. Wow. Well, how long have we got… I’ll start by mentioning that I play some “journeyman” bass. I can do a reasonable job as long the tempos are gentle, the changes aren’t too complex and you don’t expect inspired solos (or particularly good intonation). The reason I…