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#art #history: jazz juggernaut, arthur blakey (born #otd in 1919 to a single mum who died soon after art arrived), was raised by a family friend. he first gravitated toward the piano, but soon found his true groove with the drums & rose up through the ranks playing alongside bebop monsters charlie parker, dizzy gillespie & thelonious monk.
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#illustration #artBlakey #jazz #music #drummer #drums

digital ink illustration of a giant of jazz percussion, art blakey.
a suave-looking art gives a cheeky grin from above as he gazes at a viewer below him. his hands grasp drumsticks, of course.
there are grey bubbles decorating the peach background.

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1y

A finger cajon nearing completion, my latest mini-project.

The standard cajon is a fairly large box-shaped instrument originated by African slaves in Peru who were denied traditional drums & resorted to shipping crates to get rhythmic. One sits on top and slaps, taps, etc. – most have snare drum wire mounted within for added sonic brightness & texture.

Handmade from 1/4" pine, bamboo mini-skewers & wood glue.

#music #latin #drums #percussion #cajon #peru #craft #art

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A magnifying glass, green arc welding goggles, craft knife, scissors, etc., surround a small wooden box / mini-cajon slightly longer and narrower than a tall man's hand adorned with taped-on paper stencil letters for some text to be applied via sunlight. The soundboard has already been done, a somewhat jumbled dual-column tower of letters spelling out the word MONSTER.

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38d

A pal asked if I could turn a two-bottle LCBO gift box into a mini-cajon.

The results were pleasing.

I bought a snare wire for $20, a strip of cedar for the sound board, and some 3/8 quarter round to reinforce the box.

The thin plywood bottle separator became the snare wire anchor, adjustable for front- or side-slap activation. The sound board itself can be slid open or closed for a crisp or muted snap. The sound hole blank decorates the top.

Customer happy.

#music #drums #art #craft #wood

View of snare wire through the sound hole. The plywood snare wire mount has been decorated with my trademark magnifying glass branded ampersand symbol (representing the offbeat nature of my life). The box and holder have both been stained 'espresso' - a dark hue which has caught the grain and imperfections nicely while leaving the smooth bits quite pale.

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23d

Erneut hingewiesen sei auf das letzte #Konzert (für dieses Jahr) meines experimentell improvisierenden Trios #UniversumORS am 20. Oktober in #Tübingen im #Sudhaus Theatersaal.

Dieses Mal zusammen mit dem Live-Painter Thomas Mautner Hipp.

Der Vorverkauf läuft bereits.

Hier ein audiovisueller Eindruck, doch es ist jedes Mal anders improvisiert: https://makertube.net/w/m76QKNDc7EQQmCQJDXtLZv

Infos und Link zum VVK: https://www.jazzklassiktage.de/2026/33.htm

Gerne teilen.

#AvantGarde #AvantGardeMusic #ExperimentelleMusik #ImprovisierteMusik #improvisedMusic #freieMusik #Jazz #JazzUndKlassikTageTübingen #SudhausTübingen #LivePainter #LivePainting #Cello #Synthesizer #Drums #Schlagzeug #bass #eBass #Fretless #FretlessBass

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12d

Nicht mal mehr zwei Wochen, dann spiele ich eines der raren experimentelle Konzerte mit meinem Trio #UniversumORS, zusammen mit dem Live-Painter #ThomasMautnerHipp.

Im Rahmen der #JazzUndKlassikTageTübingen am 20. Oktober (Dienstag) im #SudhausTheatersaal.

Infos und Link zum VVK: https://www.jazzklassiktage.de/2026/33.htm

Live-Video: https://makertube.net/w/m76QKNDc7EQQmCQJDXtLZv

Da solcherlei Spartenmusik es nicht immer leicht hat, die passend geneigte Audienz zu finden, erbitte ich wildes Wiedertröten von diesem Post.

#AvantGarde #AvantGardeMusic #ExperimentelleMusik #ImprovisierteMusik #improvisedMusic #freieMusik #Jazz #JazzUndKlassikTage #SudhausTübingen #LivePainter #LivePainting #Cello #Synthesizer #Drums #Schlagzeug #bass #eBass #Fretless #FretlessBass