Scratch My Brain

I was interviewed by Jason Crane for his podcast “The Jazz Session.” Follow the link below to hear it.

The Jazz Session » The Jazz Session #62: Jeff Albert

The Jeff Albert Quartet will have a new CD available soon. Here is a little video to stoke your curiosity.

While this post isn’t a podcast in the sense of me talking with theme music, etc., it does contain some mp3 links.

I just got back from Chicago, where I spend a week rehearsing/performing/recording/performing some more with the Lucky 7s. I feel really good about the new material, and expect that we’ll have a new CD out in a few months (now that I’ve said that, I am sure it will be a year).

For those of you that missed the shows (you know who you are), here are some live mp3s.

These were recorded at The Hungry Brain in Chicago on July 22, 2007. Keefe Jackson was unable to attend this performance, so Dave Rempis is playing tenor sax on these recordings.

#6 (mp3) written by Jeb Bishop

Ash (mp3) written by Jeff Albert

Jaki’s Walk (mp3) written by Jeb Bishop

Future Dog (for Jaki) (mp3) written by Jeff Albert

These are two improvised pieces from our performance on July 22, 2007 at The Hungry Brain in Chicago. This was Lucky 7s plus guests. The musicians are listed by each recording.

Improvisation (mp3) by Jeff Albert (trombone), Josh Berman (cornet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Dave Rempis (tenor sax), and Jason Stein (bass clarinet).

Improvisation (mp3) by Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Jeff Albert (trombone), Tim Daisy, (drums), and Dave Rempis (tenor sax).

This music free to share under a Creative Commons Music Sharing License.

Various ways to organize (or not) improvisation. Music by the Lucky 7s, New Orleans New Music Ensemble, and Jeff Albert’s Improvised Music Trio.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #8.

Music from NEMU Records, and commentary from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #7.

Improvised music from Seeger, Petersen + Marsalis, and a live recording of an improvisation by Jeb Bishop, Jeff Albert, Jim Baker, and Mike Reed.

Click here to download the mp3 of podcast #6.

Music by Albert-Ankrum Project, Jeff Albert & Ed Barrett, and the Jeff Albert Quartet. It’s the self-promotional show. Some business talk too.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #5.

Music from Jacob Garchik and Create!, plus commentary from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of Scratch My Brain Podcast #4.

Music from Married Couple, David Gibson, and the New Orleans New Music Ensemble (NONME – pronounced no enemy), plus comments from host Jeff Albert.

Click here to download the mp3 of the Scratch My Brain Podcast #3

I have been trying hard lately to get the word out about the Scratch My Brain podcasts, and the other day someone asked me, “what is a podcast? I don’t have an iPod, can I still listen?”

Yes, you can listen on anything that will play an mp3 file. Just click the link to download the mp3 to your computer, then listen however you like. I have linked to the Wikipedia podcast definition page below, to offer greater detail.

Podcasting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Podcasting’s essence is about creating content (audio or video) for an audience that wants to listen when they want, where they want, and how they want.