Bob Crawford

I'll be on Internet radio tomorrow night (Sunday, 4/7/13) from about 7:30PM Eastern Daylight time at www.jamcityamerica.com being interviewed by Scott Goldberg where he'll be playing 3 of my Jazz Crossover tunes as follows:
1) Pipsqueak
2) Toyland
3) Hi Steppin'

As this will be my first radio interview, please be gentle...lol
Please tune in if you can....Thanks, all...

Thanks for being part of Music Xray and keep the music coming. Good luck with the opportunities available for your music  we hope there is a match. Let us know if you need any help! 

              ANNOUNCEMENT for BOB CRAWFORD’S NEWLY PUBLISHED MUSIC THEORY BOOK                                                                  ”SYMMETRIC CYCLES”   NEW TOOLS FOR ADVANCED IMPROVISATION AND COMPOSITION FOR ALL MELODIC INSTRUMENTS I'm writing to announce the release of my newly published John Coltrane/Pat Martino-inspired music theory book "Symmetric Cycles" (Foreward by Mick Taylor -Rolling Stones/John Mayall) by RMCO MUSIC/Charles Colin Publications. “Symmetric Cycles" offers new ways of stretching the melodic and harmonic boundaries of Modal Jazz, Blues, Pentatonic Rock, Latin (Montunos, etc.) Reggae, World Music, etc., creating sound colors that will open your ears in ways you may not have experienced before. It also is extremely useful compositionally--connecting chords in very unique ways, adding emotional sound colors to original musical works. As a teaching tool, I believe it to be very valuable for advanced students as well as seasoned players. The "Symmetric Cycles" site offers a preview of several pages of the book. Here are 2 endorsements of the book by Larry Harlow and Bertha Hope: “Very rarely does a book on advanced improvisation come to be published that makes sense. Bob Crawford, whom I have had the pleasure to have worked with professionally and known personally for over 30 years, has written just such a book. If you are a true musician and understand “movement of sound” you will certainly learn and enjoy from his newest venture into the world of improvising/composing in “Symmetric Cycles”… Read and learn from this master Guitarist and Teacher.” Larry Harlow      larry@larryharlow.com    Lifetime Grammy Award Winner-2008, Latin Music Hall of Fame Member, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Producer, Bandleader, Founder of the Fania All Stars, CEO Latin Legends, Inc., Lecturer, Music Educator “Standing on the shoulders of John Coltrane, Bob Crawford's innovative and mathematical approach to improvising and composing makes for one amazing musical adventure. Your diligence in implementing these concepts in various musical styles e.g. Modal, Jazz, Blues, Rock, World, etc. will lift your playing/writing to a higher and brighter level of complexity and sophistication. “Symmetric Cycles”-  a true breakthrough!!” Bertha Hope-Booker      berthahope@gmail.com  Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Recording Artist, Bandleader, Music Educator “Symmetric Cycles” can be ordered by calling Charles Colin Publications at 845-680-6880 or through the website. You can preview several pages of the book by clicking on the book cover. Here is the address:    http://www.carosta.com/bob-crawford/ Thank you all for your continued support. With gratitude, Bob Crawford                                        

 Does anyone have any DIRECT contact with Professors, Associate Professors, Heads of Departments, etc. in music schools or colleges/universities with Jazz Departments or programs? I'm trying to place my John Coltrane-inspired newly published music theory book "Symmetric Cycles" with the academic community. I would be most appreciative for any help with this. Thank you all..

 All of these songs (25 on this page and 8 found by clicking the Profile tab) are presented for possible placement with artists and music supervisors for film, TV, or product placement.

To access the other 8 songs with my lead vocal as a singer-songwriter, click on the Profile Tab.

Bob Crawford's Playlist - New posting of 25 songs in various genres with various lead vocalists

These are 25 songs that I wrote and either produced or co-produced on this new Playlist, all different from the 8 tunes on the previous post (see below). The songs are in various genres...R&B, Pop, R&B/Latin/Dance Crossover, and Rock. The lead vocalists include Jocelyn Brown, Jimmy Norman, Wendell Morrison, Carl Hall, Vivian Sessoms, Mary Crawford, Bob Crawford, Vickilyn Reynolds, Angela Howell, Dave Forman, Maria Howell, Arline Burton, Miles Watson, Jennifer Lee Warren, and Dennis Pendarvis. I hope that you like at least one of these songs, and all comments are welcome...

I know that there are a lot of songs to choose from, but to make it easier to access, each song has its genre printed right after the title, e.g. R&B, Latin Dance, etc. Happy hunting, and enjoy the free music...

There are 2 Playlists on this site:
1) Bob Crawford's Playlist (25 songs in various genres)
2) Bob's Playlist (8 songs with Bob Crawford as lead vocalist)

Sorry for the confusion...Bob

 
Bob Crawford's Music Theory book "Symmetric Cycles" is now available
by Robert M. Crawford on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 3:51pm

My music book "Symmetric Cycles" finally was published and released on Monday, April 11. For those interersted in checking it out, here is the info:
 
If you want to order the book there are 2 ways to do so:
1) Call 845-680-6880 and they’ll take your order over the phone or:
2) a) Google "Charles Colin Publications-Improvisation". It should take you directly to the Improvisation Page on the Charles Colin Website.
3) a) Scroll down to see "Crawford-Symmetric Cycles" (RC1)
    b) Scroll down further and click on "Order Here"
 
The price is $9.95+either tax and/or shipping charges.
I want to thank everyone for their moral support during this long publishing process. Your kind words really helped keep my spirits up as the release dates kept changing. Be well everyone...a press release will be posted in a few days...Bob

My letter to Neil Portnow & NARAS re:realignment and elimination of Jazz categories for the 54th Grammy Awards


BOB CRAWFORD/RMCO MUSIC, Inc.
229 West 26th St. Suite 6A, New York, NY 10001
212-255-2161 - rmco_music@hotmail.com

JAZZ FIELD – 53rd Grammys

Best Contemporary Jazz Album (keep)
Best Jazz Vocal Album (keep)
Best Improvised Jazz Solo xxx
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual
Or Group xxx
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album(keep)
Best Latin Jazz Album(keep)

JAZZ FIELD – 54th Grammys

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Best Traditional Jazz Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Improvised Jazz Solo –xxx

Dear Mr. Portnow,

My name is Bob Crawford, President of RMCO MUSIC in NYC. I am writing to you to offer some alternatives to the realignment of the Jazz Categories that NARAS has seemingly adopted. I will elucidate point by point.

1) I believe that there should be 3 main categories (see 54th Grammy list)—Traditional Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Latin Jazz. The first 2 are self-explanatory. The elimination of the Latin Jazz category discounts the fact that it is a very distinctive jazz form, different from the first two. It also dismisses the work of such giants as Mongo Santamaria, Ray Baretto, Astrud Giberto, Stan Getz, Paquito D’Rivera, Dizzy Gillespie & Machito, Horace Silver, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato, Bobby Sanabria, Tania Maria, Flora Purim, Chick Corea, Airto, all Brazilian Jazz, and all the young up and coming musicians, not all of Latino descent, who love to play this music. There are also so many Latin Jazz fans (including all the recent influx of Latinos in the US) who are consumers of this music that denying this entire category of music will greatly hurt music sales, which is contrary to the mission of NASAS as I understand it.
2) The inclusion of “Best Improvised Jazz Solo” is entirely too vague. Which instrument are you talking about…sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar (acoustic & electric), piano, drums, bass (electric & acoustic), etc.? If you want to narrow some categories, this one is the most expendable.
3) The “Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group” category is redundant and can be included in one of the 3 main Jazz categories posited in my first point.

I hope that you take my suggestions in the spirit in which they were intended. That is, of inclusion and fairness, and the continued availavility and quality of the only truly American musical idiom widely disseminated, that being Jazz itself. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Bob Crawford, President, RMCO MUSIC