Melissa Goldsmith

A low-resolution picture of my book, _Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre_ with a description: "Providing an introductory overview of jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, _Listen to Jazz!_ explores the diversity of jazz's sounds, compositions, recordings, and styles. Surveying the sounds, concepts, performances, and production of jazz, this work includes A-to-Z entries on recent jazz musicians from around the world, jazz musicians and recordings that have been marginalized, and musicians, songs, and albums that have contributed to the defining aspects of specific jazz styles. Chapters on the impact of jazz on popular culture and its legacy, as well as a bibliography, enhance the historical and analytical content of the work." Publication dates, pages, ISBN, and series information follow.

Today, my book, _Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre_ is officially published!

The site for my book is here: www.bloomsbury.com/9781440875519 and below is a brief description. #Musicology, #Ethnomusicology, #MusicAnalysis, #Jazz, #JazzStudies, #AfricanAmericanStudies, #AcademicPublishing

You are a very stylish girl! :)

Hi, Kendra. It seems clear to me. Perhaps it's because "case studies" is borrowed language from other kinds of scholarship (e.g., social sciences)? I can't see other comments, so sorry if this has already been mentioned.

I feel so seen here.

Purple, yellow, blue, and white organic catnip pillow or bag that reads, "Dude You gotta fuckin' rub your face in this shit."

#cats, #kitties, #blueskycats, #meow, #catnip LC's kitty gets only the best stuff:

Bill the Cat, a scruffy, frazzled orange cartoon cat with one big eye and one little eye, lots of spit, gives a Thbbft! raspberry.

Fun but useless fact: I can draw Bill the Cat quickly IRL. This one, however, is an original:
#bloomcounty, #cats, #kitties, #blueskycats, #billthecat

I took a photograph of the back of my cat Aasta's head. The above picture is actually four pictures using filters of various colors--together, resembling Andy Warhol's postmodern portraits.

Meanwhile, Aasta the cat represents. #blueskycats, #postmodern, #musicstudiolife, #cats, #blackcats, #meowsky

Dapper Kitty Music Nestled in the center of The Happy Valley, Dapper Kitty Music is an independent music studio, co-owned and operated by a music professor and a library director, both multi-instrumentalists and produce...

#musicstudio, #bskymusic, #tonguedrums, #improvisation, #studiocats, #ambient During the pandemic, I started a YouTube channel. Many of the videos are just me playing tongue drums in the morning--little improvisations: youtube.com/@dapperkitty...

Dapper Kitty Music Nestled in the center of The Happy Valley, Dapper Kitty Music is an independent music studio, co-owned and operated by a music professor and a library director, both multi-instrumentalists and produce...

#music, #meditation During the pandemic, my studio began a YouTube channel. Many of the videos there are just me playing my tongue drums in the morning--little improvisations and meditations. Others feature our songs, including Noizy Library and Those Fabulous Hippies: youtube.com/@dapperkitty...

That means a lot! Thank you. 💖

Listen to Jazz! Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, with a focus on 50 must-hear musician…

Today, my book, _Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre_ is officially published!

The site for my book is here: www.bloomsbury.com/9781440875519 and below is a brief description. #vinyl, #SoundStudies, #MusicTheory, #RecordAlbums, #SoundRecordings, #AmericanMusic, #MusicProduction, #Nonfiction

A low-resolution picture of my book, _Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre_ with a description: "Providing an introductory overview of jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, _Listen to Jazz!_ explores the diversity of jazz's sounds, compositions, recordings, and styles. Surveying the sounds, concepts, performances, and production of jazz, this work includes A-to-Z entries on recent jazz musicians from around the world, jazz musicians and recordings that have been marginalized, and musicians, songs, and albums that have contributed to the defining aspects of specific jazz styles. Chapters on the impact of jazz on popular culture and its legacy, as well as a bibliography, enhance the historical and analytical content of the work." Publication dates, pages, ISBN, and series information follow.

Today, my book, _Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre_ is officially published!

The site for my book is here: www.bloomsbury.com/9781440875519 and below is a brief description. #Musicology, #Ethnomusicology, #MusicAnalysis, #Jazz, #JazzStudies, #AfricanAmericanStudies, #AcademicPublishing

Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees sitting at an early Moog Synthesiser

@garybutler.bsky.social The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz¹ was one of the first to bring the Moog Modular system² into popular music. "Daily Nightly", was one of the first uses of the synthesizer on a rock recording. Dolenz bought the third modular Moog, after Wendy Carlos and Buck Owens.

Comic of two black kitties talking by Purr.In.Ink. One asks "What do the hoomans want?" Other cat answers, "Wireless tech." First one, "How do we help? Yes!" (perhaps another joins in?). Cat with all the answers, "We bit the cables!"

The summer school grades are in and I am working on music and writing. Aasta is an outstanding studio cat and would *never* think of biting the cables. #musicology, #music, #musicstudio, #musicproduction.

We're playing and singing "Honeybee" on our guitars!

A black-and-white photo of my black cat with white whiskers. Her name is Aasta. Here she sits on top of the kitchen table in the kitchen, listening to a little white radio. She also sits next to a wood Dansk tray. In the background is the kitchen counter.

Also, meanwhile in Northampton. Aasta has developed a love of Louis Armstrong and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss Meow'rleans" is her favorite song. #musicology, #jazz, #cats, #bskycats, #music

1950s/1960s artwork featuring a lady with boingy hair like mine (I need a haircut), listening to a record player with two kitties nearby (one on top of the open record player and another--perhaps a shadow or spirit kitty?--way in the background).

Meanwhile in Northampton ... #Northampton, #cats, #vinyl

Totally agree with you, but I'm glad that we found each other here. I'm on Bluesky to get away from Facebook. Same with the Holy Librarians page. I've added the Musicology feed and sometimes see people I know posting there yet still not as many as I've hoped.

They are amazing! Just made a tamale pie with some. Also, totally separate note, so happy to hear that you're going to be working in my home town!

Tabby comic. Panel 1: From a distance, "Eeek! Is that a mouse? Take it outside!!" as cat carries mouse. 2. Cat tells mouse outside, who isn't harmed at all, "wait here--I'll be right back!" 3. Human hand gives cat Swiss cheese slice and says, "You can have as much cheese as you want if you keep catching those mice. OK?" 4. Cat back outside, sharing cheese with mouse, "...maybe if she actually watches me catch you, she'd break out the REALLY good cheese..." and mouse replies, "Oooh! Do you think she has GRUYERE?!"

My cat is likely making deals with mice to up her cheese game. #Blueskycats, #catsofbluesky, #cats, #meow

May the fourth be with you...

There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He's told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie

Listening to _RAM_ a lot lately.

Kliban Cat comic: Tabby listens to an old phonograph, cocks its head like the RCA doggy.

Happy Caturday! #jazz, #catsky, #musicology

Also #cats

Longhair brown tabby cat looking like they've got concerns and reminiscent of Peter Gabriel.

Peter Gabriel cat says, "Hi." #Genesis, #PopularMusic

A picture of a fresh, new pack of Carta, No. 25, manuscript paper with 14 staves. Will be used mostly for sketching ideas on the current or next piece. This is the good stuff.

Ready to unwrap it for idea time. #musicstudio, #bskycomposers, #music

Awesome! Thanks for this! Great combo with Dolphy doing what Dolphy does on bass clarinet.

Needs more Eric Dolphy, the avant-garde jazz multi-instrumentalist. I enjoyed writing about him in my recent book, _Listen to Jazz_ (forthcoming later this year, 2025).

Every day: #Jazz, #Musicology, #Avant-garde