Recording a jazz album requires many things. One of which, in an ideal world, is an airy live room, preferably equipped with a choice of grand pianos, each perfectly tuned and set up with microphones that are nuetral and clear, capable of capturing everything in ecsquisite detail. Why is the piano the key? Because it’s [...]
I need a new microphone. Something exotic. Something that will accurately and cleanly represent every nuance and every shade of tone that David Monette built into my horn. Something that will allow me to convey the level of emotion that I intend to pour down the lead pipe, through the valve block and out through [...]
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The framework of the album is now complete. Three pieces underpin the tone of the album reflecting the three women that always were and always will be, literally, my life. Each piece will flow either to or from, directly or indirectly, one of these three roots.
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I’m blessed to have a wonderfully supportive family who understand fully the needs and implications of my choice of career. I’m also very lucky to be working from home, as a musician and blogger, enjoying every moment of the life that is around me. Watching my daughter grow is the greatest privilege that I will [...]
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The forthcoming Ashley Morgan album is entitled Eden.