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Jan Randall

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According to Wikipedia, Jan Randall, a Canadian composer, pianist, and arranger, has made a career of composing soundtracks for films, theatre, radio, and television.  He combines playing by ear with his formal classical and jazz training.  And he teaches jazz appreciation courses through UVic and is a faculty member of the Victoria Conservatory of Music.  For this week’s program, Jan talks about a jazz appreciation course he has taught over the years.  His objective is to help everybody expand their minds.  And he expanded mine!  Never before had I thought about jazz’s “Chopin roots”.  His audience?   “People who are severely allergic to technical jargon”. Enjoy Jan’s inspiring commentary, his positive energy,  and some great music!  From Louis Armstrong, through Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Pass &amp; Herb Ellis, and up to The Yellow Jackets.  Plus one very fine original Jan Randall composition, and he demonstrates his creative process in putting it together

According to Wikipedia, Jan Randall, a Canadian composer, pianist, and arranger, has made a career of composing soundtracks for films, theatre, radio, and television.  He combines playing by ear with his formal classical and jazz training.  And he teaches jazz appreciation courses through UVic and is a faculty member of the Victoria Conservatory of Music. For this week’s program, Jan talks about a jazz appreciation course he has taught over the years. His objective is to help everybody expand their minds.  And he expanded mine!  Never before had I thought about jazz’s “Chopin roots”. His audience? “People who are severely allergic to technical jargon”. Enjoy Jan’s inspiring commentary, his positive energy,  and some great music!  From Louis Armstrong, through Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Pass &amp; Herb Ellis, and up to The Yellow Jackets.  Plus one very fine original Jan Randall composition, and he demonstrates his creative process in putting it together

Archives, Episode 76, Introduction to Jazz with Jan Randall.

According to Wikipedia, Jan Randall, a Canadian composer, pianist, and arranger, has made a career of composing soundtracks for films, theatre, radio, and television.  He combines playing by ear with his formal classical and jazz training.  He is now teaching an Introduction to Jazz course at the University of Victoria. For this week’s program, Jan talks about that course, playing some of the music he plays in order to help everybody expand their minds.  And he expanded mine!  Never before had I thought about jazz’s “Chopin roots”. Enjoy Jan’s inspiring commentary, his positive energy,  and some great music!  From Louis Armstrong, through Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Pass &amp; Herb Ellis, and up to The Yellow Jackets.  Plus one very fine original Jan Randall composition, and he demonstrates his creative process in putting it together.

According to Wikipedia, Jan Randall, a Canadian composer, pianist, and arranger, has made a career of composing soundtracks for films, theatre, radio, and television.  He combines playing by ear with his formal classical and jazz training.  He is now teaching an Introduction to Jazz course at the University of Victoria. For this week’s program, Jan talks about that course, playing some of the music he plays in order to help everybody expand their minds.  And he expanded mine!  Never before had I thought about jazz’s “Chopin roots”. Enjoy Jan’s inspiring commentary, his positive energy,  and some great music!  From Louis Armstrong, through Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Joe Pass &amp; Herb Ellis, and up to The Yellow Jackets.  Plus one very fine original Jan Randall composition, and he demonstrates his creative process in putting it together.

Episode 76: An Introduction to Jazz (with Jan Randall)

Not everyone can say they fired their music teacher at age 6 and then went on to compose music for a worldwide audience of 4 billion people! But Jan Randall can.Jan uses his "perfect pitch" to create, produce, direct and perform music for radio, film, television and live events (we'll let him tell you the story about the audience of 4 billion). His skills allow him to work where and when he wants. In addition to his many contract gigs in the entertainment industry,  he currently teaches at the Victoria Conservatory of Music on Vancouver Island, Canada.On the outside, Jan Randall is a real person. But inside, he is a world of music. He doesn't "live" in a world of music. He IS a world of music. Jan may have started earlier than most on the road to his music career and that road has had its own unique collection of twists, turns and bumpy stretches ... but his success was no accident. He tells a compelling story about how his fine-tuned networking skills, plus a keen understanding of a producer's vision, can cause one gig to beget the next. As they say, one thing leads to another.As Jan's career challenges became a bit more complex, he was constantly learning, adapting and acquiring the necessary tools to more quickly identify and deal with opportunities and obstacles.You can learn a lot from Jan the mentor! Have a listen.Subscribe to the free Monetizing Your Creativity podcast:itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monet…d1082894462?mt=2While you're there, please leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback!Or search for Monetizing Your Creativity on Stitcher, Google Play Music, Overcast or your other podcast app.SoundCloud:www.monetizingyourcreativity.comFollow us on Instagram:@monetizingyourcreativitywww.instagram.com/monetizingyourcreativity

Not everyone can say they fired their music teacher at age 6 and then went on to compose music for a worldwide audience of 4 billion people! But Jan Randall can. Jan uses his "perfect pitch" to create, produce, direct and perform music for radio, film, television and live events (we'll let him tell you the story about the audience of 4 billion). His skills allow him to work where and when he wants. In addition to his many contract gigs in the entertainment industry, he currently teaches at the Victoria Conservatory of Music on Vancouver Island, Canada. On the outside, Jan Randall is a real person. But inside, he is a world of music. He doesn't "live" in a world of music. He IS a world of music. Jan may have started earlier than most on the road to his music career and that road has had its own unique collection of twists, turns and bumpy stretches ... but his success was no accident. He tells a compelling story about how his fine-tuned networking skills, plus a keen understanding of a producer's vision, can cause one gig to beget the next. As they say, one thing leads to another. As Jan's career challenges became a bit more complex, he was constantly learning, adapting and acquiring the necessary tools to more quickly identify and deal with opportunities and obstacles. You can learn a lot from Jan the mentor! Have a listen. Subscribe to the free Monetizing Your Creativity podcast: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monet…d1082894462?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monet…d1082894462?mt=2</a> While you're there, please leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! Or search for Monetizing Your Creativity on Stitcher, Google Play Music, Overcast or your other podcast app. SoundCloud: <a href="http://www.monetizingyourcreativity.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.monetizingyourcreativity.com</a> Follow us on Instagram: @monetizingyourcreativity <a href="http://www.instagram.com/monetizingyourcreativity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/monetizingyourcreativity</a>