Tag: music

Story Published on Storgy

15/10/201815/10/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Music Is a Verb, has been published on Storgy. It’s about the power of music as a healing force. The action begins during the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996. You can[…]

Story Published on Selcouth Station

31/05/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, A Better World for Connie, has been published on Selcouth Station. It’s about the impulse to deny yourself what you truly want in life — as well as parenthood, polar bears, zorbing and[…]

Analogue Revolution?

24/07/201725/07/2017 Matty BannondComment

Clear the decks, uninstall the software: Brass and woodwind instruments are making a comeback. Why? Because they tell it like it is – with no bullshit.

Genius in Jazz

17/04/201726/03/2018 Matty BannondComment

“A genius is the one most like himself”: Three jazz moments that resonate with an astonishing unity of person and performance.

Collage, homage, parody

26/02/201731/03/2018 Matty BannondComment

One of the biggest reasons I love jazz music is the culture of the standard: Compositions that are only very loosely attached to their creator, instead belonging to a common pool – melodic resources, free-to-use.