Tag: saxophone

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 in Cabinet of Heed

25/03/201826/03/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Horns in the Hat Works, has been published in Issue Six of Cabinet of Heed. The story is about how we learn, how we share knowledge — and saxophones.

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.

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.