@hazelhausmusic.bsky.social
the music page for jeffrey roden. i am a bassist, composer, and Lake District Fell walker. i am interested in music, film, literature, walking... rather than current events and pets. some of my work is up listen here https://jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/
maybe today we should all dance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Npl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Npl...
Donny Hathaway - 'The Ghetto'
YouTube video by Donny Hathaway
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September 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
maybe today we should all dance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Npl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Npl...
the three posts are all the words of the poet Phillip Levine. a good way to start my work day at the piano.
August 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
the three posts are all the words of the poet Phillip Levine. a good way to start my work day at the piano.
So that's where my allegiance is; I'm not interested in poetry that strives to rise above the everyday.
August 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So that's where my allegiance is; I'm not interested in poetry that strives to rise above the everyday.
I have a deep belief that we encounter what we might call the eternal if we encounter it at all -- minute by minute, in ordinary experiences. The angelic is all around us, in ordinary people; it's up to us to figure out that what seems ordinary is in fact divine.
August 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I have a deep belief that we encounter what we might call the eternal if we encounter it at all -- minute by minute, in ordinary experiences. The angelic is all around us, in ordinary people; it's up to us to figure out that what seems ordinary is in fact divine.
the poet Phillip Levine
" My sense of it had to do with the failure of formal religion to hold our enormous sense of religiosity. When the vessel of formal religion cracked for me, the religion poured out over the objects and people I encountered.
" My sense of it had to do with the failure of formal religion to hold our enormous sense of religiosity. When the vessel of formal religion cracked for me, the religion poured out over the objects and people I encountered.
August 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
the poet Phillip Levine
" My sense of it had to do with the failure of formal religion to hold our enormous sense of religiosity. When the vessel of formal religion cracked for me, the religion poured out over the objects and people I encountered.
" My sense of it had to do with the failure of formal religion to hold our enormous sense of religiosity. When the vessel of formal religion cracked for me, the religion poured out over the objects and people I encountered.
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Praising the fabulous Dobrinka Tabakova's 'Stone Trail' for Piano Quintet within my big chronicle of the amazing chamber music festival in Kovachevitsa (theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...) didn't win her vibrant work the attention it merited here. So do give this a watch/listen, please.
Dobrinka Tabakova — Stone Trail for Piano Quintet
YouTube video by Неотъпкана пътека, Off The Beaten Path
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August 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Praising the fabulous Dobrinka Tabakova's 'Stone Trail' for Piano Quintet within my big chronicle of the amazing chamber music festival in Kovachevitsa (theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...) didn't win her vibrant work the attention it merited here. So do give this a watch/listen, please.
two composers i revere. Takemitsu and Lutoslawski
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxo...
Takemitsu: Paths (In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski)
YouTube video by Håkan Hardenberger - Topic
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August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
two composers i revere. Takemitsu and Lutoslawski
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxo...
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Read this 1967 Morton Feldman interview earlier today while waiting in line for a slice of pizza:
Away from the Big Cities: Morton Feldman interviewed by Jean-Yves Bosseur — Music & Literature
A feature by Ivan Ilić I’ve come to the conclusion that the closer you get to big cities, the more you realize that the intelligentsia there is rigid, jaded. Living in Paris or in New York is like h...
www.musicandliterature.org
November 24, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Read this 1967 Morton Feldman interview earlier today while waiting in line for a slice of pizza:
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Leapin' & Lopin', recorded November 13, 1961 & released in May of 1962, features a marvellous portrait of Sonny Clark by Francis Wolff.
With Butch Warren, bass, Billy Higgins, drums, Tommy Turrentine, trumpet, & Charlie Rouse & Ike Quebec, tenor sax
youtube.com/watch?v=WDah...
With Butch Warren, bass, Billy Higgins, drums, Tommy Turrentine, trumpet, & Charlie Rouse & Ike Quebec, tenor sax
youtube.com/watch?v=WDah...
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Leapin' & Lopin', recorded November 13, 1961 & released in May of 1962, features a marvellous portrait of Sonny Clark by Francis Wolff.
With Butch Warren, bass, Billy Higgins, drums, Tommy Turrentine, trumpet, & Charlie Rouse & Ike Quebec, tenor sax
youtube.com/watch?v=WDah...
With Butch Warren, bass, Billy Higgins, drums, Tommy Turrentine, trumpet, & Charlie Rouse & Ike Quebec, tenor sax
youtube.com/watch?v=WDah...
until Monday
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share post its appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share post its appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
until Monday
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share post its appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share post its appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
a reminder
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
another Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
jeffrey roden: threads of a prayer volume 2, by jeffrey roden
9 track album
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
another Bandcamp Friday. most downloads are $1.00.
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
Special Offer:
with 1 download a free download of "seeds of happiness.
with 3 downloads a free download of "threads of a prayer volume 2".
if you would share this post it would be appreciated.
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/album/jeffre...
happy birthday E.B. White one of my favorites.
July 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
happy birthday E.B. White one of my favorites.
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a big thanks to Melinda Rice in playing this piece!
a big thanks to Melinda Rice in playing this piece!
The Recovery - Kraig Grady
YouTube video by Melinda Rice
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April 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7l...
a big thanks to Melinda Rice in playing this piece!
a big thanks to Melinda Rice in playing this piece!
Shelley Roden and i spent a fascinating long afternoon with Bart Hopkin and his wife Sally Davis. they are both artists and creators who have done a lot of amazing things. check out his website where his practice of creating original instruments can be explored.
barthopkin.com/about/
barthopkin.com/about/
About Bart Hopkin, musician and instrument designer | Bart Hopkin
About Bart Hopkin, musician and instrument designer, inventor.
barthopkin.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Shelley Roden and i spent a fascinating long afternoon with Bart Hopkin and his wife Sally Davis. they are both artists and creators who have done a lot of amazing things. check out his website where his practice of creating original instruments can be explored.
barthopkin.com/about/
barthopkin.com/about/
hooray for our friend Neil Emery and his film about the painter Dorothy Ramsay getting into the final round.
liftoff.network/toronto-lift...
liftoff.network/toronto-lift...
Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival 2025 - Network Round Features
Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival 2025 - Join the global exchange of independent film, and support the best-emerging filmmakers
liftoff.network
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
hooray for our friend Neil Emery and his film about the painter Dorothy Ramsay getting into the final round.
liftoff.network/toronto-lift...
liftoff.network/toronto-lift...
my wife Shelley Roden is an award winning and genius foley artist as well many other things.. here is a great podcast interview with her.
pod.link/1567074122/e...
pod.link/1567074122/e...
Creativity in Captivity
An insider dialogue that invites the listener to pull up a seat at the table with A-list creatives from a variety of disciplines. They share their insights on the process, craft, and inspiration. Join...
pod.link
July 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
my wife Shelley Roden is an award winning and genius foley artist as well many other things.. here is a great podcast interview with her.
pod.link/1567074122/e...
pod.link/1567074122/e...
if you are at the Lakes to get away from the heat go check out the film and meet Neil Emery and Dorothy Ramsay. they are both wonderful and fun.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HU...
Film screening at the Windermere Jetty Museum THIS SUNDAY
YouTube video by Lake District Films
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June 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
if you are at the Lakes to get away from the heat go check out the film and meet Neil Emery and Dorothy Ramsay. they are both wonderful and fun.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HU...
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Never get involved in a land war in Asia
WASHINGTON—With the United States facing a daunting array of problems, leading historians reminded the nation that when making tough choices, it never hurts to stop, take a look at similar situations from the past, and then think about whether the decisions people made back then were good or bad.
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
WASHINGTON—With the United States facing a daunting array of problems at home and abroad, leading historians courteously reminded the nation Thursday that when making tough choices, it never hurts to ...
theonion.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Never get involved in a land war in Asia
having fun in the Lake District in March of this year. this a great organization which we were happy to be a part if only for one day. we planted 175 meters of hedges
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndty...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndty...
Hedgerow planting on farms with Friends of the Lake District volunteers at Basecamp.
YouTube video by Friends of the Lake District
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June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
having fun in the Lake District in March of this year. this a great organization which we were happy to be a part if only for one day. we planted 175 meters of hedges
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndty...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndty...
i cannot believe he is gone as he moved me and grooved me. nobody remembers how unusual it was for a band to be integrated and having experienced it first hand, it was at times a struggle. Sly just went his way and did what he wanted. i believe heaven just got funky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI-...
Sly & the Family Stone Soul Train, Thank You
YouTube video by The Rustee Allen Youtube Show
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June 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
i cannot believe he is gone as he moved me and grooved me. nobody remembers how unusual it was for a band to be integrated and having experienced it first hand, it was at times a struggle. Sly just went his way and did what he wanted. i believe heaven just got funky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psI-...
this work is so overwhelmingly brilliant and how it is moving i at least cannot explain.
Penderecki: Polymorphia conducted by Penderecki
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWKP...
Penderecki: Polymorphia conducted by Penderecki
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWKP...
Penderecki: Polymorphia -
YouTube video by Diallo Banks
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May 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
this work is so overwhelmingly brilliant and how it is moving i at least cannot explain.
Penderecki: Polymorphia conducted by Penderecki
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWKP...
Penderecki: Polymorphia conducted by Penderecki
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWKP...
thanks to Graham Rickson for getting me back to the Lutoslawski. Symphony #4 is todays listen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STq6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STq6...
Witold Lutoslawski - Symphony Nº4 (OPRF - Salonen)
YouTube video by Justin Geplaveid
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May 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
thanks to Graham Rickson for getting me back to the Lutoslawski. Symphony #4 is todays listen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STq6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STq6...
i have always been happy with this. jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/track/the-pr...
the prospect becoming a man, by jeffrey roden
from the album the floor of the forest
jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com
May 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
i have always been happy with this. jeffreyroden.bandcamp.com/track/the-pr...
this is a great long slow groove and it feels like being in the room. Grant Green "idle moments" i love Rudy Van Gelder bass sound as it sits prominently perfect.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq0m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq0m...
Idle Moments (Rudy Van Gelder Edition / Remastered 1999)
YouTube video by Grant Green - Topic
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May 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this is a great long slow groove and it feels like being in the room. Grant Green "idle moments" i love Rudy Van Gelder bass sound as it sits prominently perfect.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq0m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq0m...