Jazz quotes from Tommy Smith

The leader of our jazz course here at RSAMD thought you might enjoy these jazz quotes:- Quotes from the Road - Europa Jazz, Le Mans, France

• "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." (Decca in response to the Beatles, 1962)
• "Art Blakey continued as an ambassador, defender and professor right up until just shortly after his death at age 71 on October 16, 1990 (he had a gig already scheduled for the 18th, and Art was nothing if not dependable)." (Genius Guide to Jazz)
• "Music is the vernacular of the human soul." (Geoffrey Latham )
• "Boxing is like jazz, the better it is, the less people appreciate it." (George Foreman)
• "The history of a people are found in its songs." (George Jelline)

Researcher development and skills

The nice people at Research Information Network have created this page of of useful resources to help researchers develop their skills. Click here to find out more.

Material Cultures (Centre for the History of the Book)

A three-day conference at The University of Edinburgh July 16-18, 2010

Here's the introduction from the Conference website:-

Following the Material Cultures conferences which took place at The University of Edinburgh in 2000 and 2005, the third in the series is scheduled to take place in July 2010. The key theme of the conference is 'Technology, Textuality, and Transmission', though papers relating to all aspects of Bibliography and the History of the Book will be delivered. The conference programme is now available online and registration is open. All enquiries should be sent to materialcultures@ed.ac.uk

The Centre for the History of the Book, 22A Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN Tel : (+44) (0) 131 651 1716 email: chb@ed.ac.uk

RMA Annual Conference 2010: Boundaries

RMA Annual Conference 2010 Boundaries 15 – 17 July 2010

Institute of Musical Research, Senate House, Malet Street,

London WC1E 7HU

• Conference website

Collaborations in Practice-Led Research

A must for all RSAMD postgrads and their supervisors!

Collaborations in Practice-Led Research, an RMA study day taking place in Leeds on 23rd October.

Go for it! Sign up now ...

Oran Sang at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Conference on Scottish song, taking place on the Isle of Skye, 1-4 June. Booking form here (Gaelic) (English). Organised jointly by RSAMD and SMO, and featuring leading academics and some of Scotland’s foremost musicians and singers.

Writing Successful Academic Books, by Anthony Haynes

New accession at RSAMD Whittaker Library. Find out more here

Ether on the Southbank

Contemporary music enthusiasts going anywhere near London (well, when the volcanic ash subsides) might like to visit the Ether festival at the Southbank Centre.

Hebridean Celtic Festival 2010

14th -17th July 2010 The Hebridean Celtic Festival is a multi-venue event taking place on Stornoway. Click here for more info.