DISSERTATION
Recipient of a 2017 Elebash Dissertation Award for his dissertation "Noodling Changes: The Development of Xylophone Improvisation in New York City (1916-1942)," Singer explores improvisation, performance, and style in the document.
Read it HERE.
XYLOPHONING IN THE KITCHEN WITH JON
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LISTEN
XYLOPHOLKS EP
Xylopholks EP (2009)
Jon Singer, Xylophone
Bridget Kearney, Bass
Carmen Staaf, Piano
+ Noam Pikelny, Banjo (The Whistler; The Moon My Gun, My Baby)
Emilie Cardinaux, Whistling (Jovial Jasper)
Recorded/Engineered/Mixed by Aaron Nevizie at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY
GALLERY
Recital with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
Steve Reich - Nagoya Marimbas
Dhwani Academy Tabla Ensemble
Xylophoning in the Kitchen with Jon: Ep. 1
Xylopholks at Music Basti (New Delhi, India)
Mrudangam Solo
Jason Eckardt - Transience
Xylopholks Live on Soundcheck (WNYC)