On his FB page following the Sonic Bloom, Block wrote "Love to Haley Reinhart for sharing the stage with me. You blow my mind. Your presence on stage was magic. Playing for sunset was priceless, and what a perfect environment to debut some new songs!"
Now he writes "We will also be having the west coast debut of my new collaboration w/ Haley Reinhart, who is blowing my mind
on a regular basis. Check her out!"
I wonder how Haley keeps "blowing his mind." He has been on the road quite a bit since the SB event. Is she recording vocals on instrumental tracks that she sends his way? Is he referring to her recent activities related mostly to the video? Street performances? Has he been researching her work more now that he is collaborating with him? Inquiring minds want to know.
Quote:The Human Experience - David Block
12 hours ago
Loving a few days off here in LA. Going to get back in the studio and starting chipping away at the last 20% of my new album out on Jumpsuit Records in the Fall! Really looking forward to seeing some new parts of the country next week as well. If you're on the east coast, come hang with me in Maine!
A singer promoted by David Block included the descriptor "folktronica" in characterizing her music. I thought "Jazztronica" might fit Haley better, so I searched it. Maybe it relates to recent discussion on this thread, too.
Quote:Jazztronica: A Brief History of the Future of Jazz
March 2003
Stuart Nicholson
It's happening, it's underway-it's just a question of how far and how fast.
With more and more ensembles including a musician dealing with electronics-sequencing, programming, DJing, sampling-the sound of jazz is evolving. Call it jazztronica, nu-jazz or bluescreen jazz, but one thing is certain: It's potentially the most exciting development in the music for decades.
"Jazz is definitely changing," says pianist Matthew Shipp. "It has to, or it will die."
Today's generation of electronic gadgetry allows for far more sophisticated experimentation than the old wickka-wickka sound of turntable scratching or a basic sample loop for musicians to improvise over. Now the improviser's art can be played out against a new sonic backdrop colored by fragments of electronic sounds, rhythms and samples swimming through the music. Amid this world of altered realities and fresh possibilities, digital computer editing-literally cutting and pasting sound-allows for juxtapositions never even dreamed about in Charlie Parker's day....
http://jazztimes.com/articles/14149-jazz...re-of-jazz
Sonic Bloom and collaboration with The Human Experience
