| The Mooche tells the story about how two brand new ideas, born of American soil, grew up together, influencing each other and the culture around them as they grew. These two ideas were Jazz and the American Musical, and they became two of the most powerful forces in the history of American culture; when Jazz was at it's best, so was the American Musical. Of course, the reverse was also true. |
| Jazz and the American Musical: now that's a Mooche |
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That ugly mug to your left is the webmaster for this site. His real
name is Keith David Dillon, but he goes by KDD, and he's the host
of The Stage Door Swings, a two hour radio show that attempts to
document the mix of these two ideas. Listening to The Stage Door
Swings, you may hear anything; from Ethel Merman singing You’re
the Top to cuts from Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins to Lester Bowie
blasting through Hello Dolly. If it's a show tune, it gets played.
Keith Dillon is an honors graduate from the highly respected Claire
Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California at Irvine. He
majored in Drama, of course, and he graduated both with honors
in Acting and with academic honors. His acting career included
such roles as Potipher in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. He's also played
roles in Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, the Rocky Horror Show,
and Damn Yankees.
The Stage Door Swings broadcasts on Tuesdays from 6-8 AM at
KUCI, 88.9 FM in Irvine, California. KUCI is a community radio
service of the University of California at Irvine. The Stage Door
Swings is simulcast on www.kuci.org and also on the “Public”
radio tab on itunes.
name is Keith David Dillon, but he goes by KDD, and he's the host
of The Stage Door Swings, a two hour radio show that attempts to
document the mix of these two ideas. Listening to The Stage Door
Swings, you may hear anything; from Ethel Merman singing You’re
the Top to cuts from Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins to Lester Bowie
blasting through Hello Dolly. If it's a show tune, it gets played.
Keith Dillon is an honors graduate from the highly respected Claire
Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California at Irvine. He
majored in Drama, of course, and he graduated both with honors
in Acting and with academic honors. His acting career included
such roles as Potipher in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. He's also played
roles in Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, the Rocky Horror Show,
and Damn Yankees.
The Stage Door Swings broadcasts on Tuesdays from 6-8 AM at
KUCI, 88.9 FM in Irvine, California. KUCI is a community radio
service of the University of California at Irvine. The Stage Door
Swings is simulcast on www.kuci.org and also on the “Public”
radio tab on itunes.
If you have a comment for me about the Mooche,
please feel free to e-mail me at:
kdd@moochemusic.com
I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
please feel free to e-mail me at:
kdd@moochemusic.com
I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
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| The Mooche is also a reminder that, unfortunately, that relationship has eroded in the last couple of decades. And it makes no sense. Jazz is popular again, and powerhouse musicians like Avishai Cohen, Marcus Roberts & Cassandra Wilson live lavish lives playing and recording Jazz. And the American Musical has made a comeback, as well. New Musical films are hot tickets, and Broadway regularly features the work of a brilliant new generation of composers that includes Adam Guettel, Jason Robert Brown & Michael John LaChiusa. And, of course, there’s always Stephen Sondheim. Yet, Jazz musicians don’t generally play these songs. Even now, if a Jazz musician’s gonna play a show tune, he/she’s most likely gonna play a tin pan alley standard. What’s up with that? |
