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Whiplash (as reviewed by a jazz musician) (Patreon)

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2018-11-20 02:04:23

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2026-06

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Hey guys,

I spent a while on this one! As you can tell, it's almost 30 minutes long, and required a lot of time editing and shooting and everything. I liked the movie, but jazz culture wasn't really represented super well. Narratively, that was important, I recognize that fact. However, it is the only representation of "elite" jazz culture in popular media, and I thought it was important to at least go over some of the things that it does right, and does wrong!

I'm going to take a break next week, but hopefully this video will tide everybody over in the meantime.

Enjoy!

Adam

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Whiplash (as reviewed by a jazz musician)

Whiplash was a great movie that got jazz wrong - admittedly in subtle ways. Come join me in this half hour (!) exploration of how the movie portrays contemporary jazz culture in NYC. AWESOME blog post by Ethan Iverson about Whiplash and Buddy Rich https://ethaniverson.com/rhythm-and-blues/the-drum-thing-or-a-brief-history-of-whiplash-or-im-generalizing-here/ Interview with Justin Hurwitz https://www.mpaa.org/2014/09/whiplash-composer-justin-hurwitz-settles-the-score/ Peter Erskine talks jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b15KBLfvgw Whiplash Behind the Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eEuds1Qtqk 5-hour practice routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gog7xtXvndI (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam