Sunday night this blog embarked on a new, somewhat cutting edge adventure in blogging. As I have written before, this is a multi-media blog. The main emphasis of multi-media blogging is live streaming, or as some have called it, life streaming. I have been involved in the jazz jams at YJ's for several years. Lately I've started streaming the jazz jams live. With the introduction of the new blog, Svobodakc.com, I am hoping to do more events live. Eventually I'd like to go for sponsorships and grants for these streams in order to try to bring Kansas City's arts scene to the world. For now, it's just a little hobby that I do to keep myself busy. I am using a combination of software, hardware and mobile devices to try to bring live events to the web, anywhere, anytime... anyway. I am testing out software that acts as a switcher and streaming program. So far it has proven to be very powerful and effective. One problem, though, to anyone who has seen the SvobodaKC.com stream, is that the software puts a bug on the output. When I scrape together the funding, I will get rid of that, as long as I see no major flaws in the system. As far as the jazz goes, in the city and at YJ's, I have seen a number of quality individuals who are keeping Kansas City's musical legacy alive. I like to call it the legacy in blue. One big shame in our fair city is that we have such a great heritage in music, but much of it is like a lot of neighborhoods in this city, abandoned and weed choked. I visited Memphis, Tennessee in March 08, and found a city that was proud of it's musical history and has turned it into an economic powerhouse. Our city's musical legacy goes to waste economically for this city, as we let it crumble on the east side, mired in racism and short sightedness. When will people wake up and see that there is a great economic opportunity here? Preserving our musical legacy is not merely a historical nice thing to do, but is an important part of who we are as Kansas Citians. Just as important as our national parks and monuments, the legacy that jazz has left on the world is greater than any mass media movement ever, and Kansas City was central to the development of that legacy. However, too often, hearing the words, "this is a Pendergast town" often means that we are haunted by destructive selfish forces that hold us down and make us a backwater in the eyes of many people in this world. So, it is heartening to see people doing something to preserve this legacy, from all the individuals who keep the Mutual Musicians Foundation going, to the jazz jams, such as YJ's, where musicians get to develop their chops, to all the youth programs that pass on the legacy, these people deserve our appreciation and support. Maybe someday, the jazz district will be a profitable enterprise, and not an expensive museum of sterilized history. I am thinking Beale Street here. As far as my live streams, I'm going to break a little rule of mine here, and include it in the calender.
Watch live video from Chrometuna's Super Natural Boloney on Justin.tv
I will see how this works in addition to what I stream on livestream....
Click the on Button to see what is being streamed on Svoboda...
If you click on the "On Demand" button on the bottom of the player, you can see Sunday nights stream.... just click on Sunday night, 27 September 2009.
