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		<title>Music and Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Zander talks with a passion about the interpretive art of classical music. But it&#8217;s not just about classical music it&#8217;s about any music with depth. I feel the same way about improvisation and jazz. I love the freedom in his phrasing and I love how he shows how music is a unifying force in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education and Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found a really nice talk on education. Given the devaluation of the arts in modern society I feel it&#8217;s worth a listen:]]></description>
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		<title>Guitar and MIDI at Gryphon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dimitri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dimitri started the day off with an absolutely beautiful piece that featured his enormous musical and artistic abilities.  My reaction was in the realm of "WOW!!!" Dimitri's piece ranged from heavenly ethereal sounds supporting his melodic excursions to percussive and "heavy" synth sounds used to set up hip, toe-tapping grooves (I had to remind myself that no drummer or bass player was accompanying him).  His playing demonstrated that be is an artist of the highest order, and for me it was inspirational to hear someone use technology in such an expressive manner.  This is what it is all about!!]]></description>
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		<title>The Hairy Ape</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago I had the extreme fortune to work with one of Jazz music&#8217;s true legendary figures; Max Roach.  Max was the composer for the live score to Eugene O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s &#8216;The Hairy Ape&#8217;.  This production was done by the Berkeley Repertory Theater and was directed by George Ferencz.  I&#8217;ve included a number of reviews [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MIDI Guitar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found an article published by the MUSIG Quarterly reviewing a guitar and MIDI demo I did with Warren Sirota at Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto quite a while back. Guitar and MIDI at Gryphon The sad thing is that not a lot has changed regarding guitar controllers and the MIDI spec in general.  When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The relevance of jazz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The act of trying to create something musically and spontaneously is something that is a part of life. It’s like the weather — it’s always there. Jazz as something that fits into a narrow little remembrance, no, that kind of jazz is not relevant. But jazz is as relevant today as the yearning for people to be free.]]></description>
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		<title>Acoustic Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just added a recent article that talks about the origins of the DGQ.  Nice read. Acoustic Freedom I was honored to be mentioned as an innovator in the group.]]></description>
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		<title>New Music Page</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Added a few MP3 excerpts encoded several years ago.  Still looking for a decent WordPress audio player. Solo Guitar Samples]]></description>
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		<title>To Start</title>
		<link>http://vandellos.net/2009/12/to-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dimitri Vandellos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have often wondered why it's so difficult for improvising musicians to convey in words what the act of improvisation is.

As improvisers we may not know how to put into words what we are actually doing when we improvise; it's a non-language based real-time experience that (I feel) is related to a certain personality type. In my mind true improvisation is when the player doesn't know what he/she is going to do. [...]]]></description>
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