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summertime Slytherinjazz 93 views dark jazz group Severus & The Death Eaters performing the old classic "summertime"
Uphama's Blues Slytherinjazz 9 views The tune "Uphama's Blues" as performed by Severus & The Death Eaters (2007)
yule ball blues Slytherinjazz 26 views the tune "yule ball blues [for bailey]" as performed by severus & the death eaters (2007)
hogsmead blues [live] Slytherinjazz 16 views the tune "hogsmead blues" performed live by the group severus & the death eaters
drink you dry Slytherinjazz 30 views the tune "drink you dry" as performed by Severus & The Death Eaters
but i was cool Slytherinjazz 65 views the dark jazz tune "but i was cool" by the group Severus & The Death Eaters (2007)
requiem for the fallen Slytherinjazz 38 views the song "requiem for the fallen" from the band severus & the death eaters
The Urisks Mediation on Paganini's "She" [1935] Slytherinjazz 46 views An original copy of the 1935 dark jazz combo "Mediation on Paganini's 'She'" by the wizarding band The Urisks (rather rare)
tonks' tabla Slytherinjazz 17 views the song "tonk's tabla" by the band severus and the death eaters
show me the enchanted ceiling Slytherinjazz 15 views the song "show me the enchanted ceiling" by the band severus & the death eaters

About Severus & the Death Eaters

Dark Jazz for the Dark Arts

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Jul 15, 2008

Date Joined

Jul 15, 2008

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Dark Jazz: a manifesto

First, let me make myself clear; this is not muggle music. If you are looking for feel good songs about the Boy Wonder I advise you to look elsewhere. But if you are curious what those who practice the Dark Arts listen to on a rainy Sunday afternoon this might help.

I discovered Dark Jazz rather by accident.

He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named was talking to me one day of his love of listening to nothing but white noise on the radio (I always called it static) and he wished how there was someway to harness that noise, playing the endless crackles like an instrument. Static is pure chaos, after all, and chaos is something he is skilled at creating.

Later I was coming back from number twelve, Grimmauld Place, when I stopped in a small cafe for some sparkling water and a twist of lemon. It was summer and the air-conditioning was on. Across the street was one of those dreadful muggle parking lots and a construction crew were using a gasoline powered generator and a jackhammer to drill into the cement.

As I listened to the tedious noise of the air-conditioner I became aware that the continual pounding of the jackhammer had rhythm to it. Furthermore, the parking lot echoed back the noise of the machines and it almost sounded like some power was orchestrating the sounds into a jazz riff. I thought that if I could accompany with my saxophone those wonderful echoing, moaning, distorted groans coming from the parking lot I would have a new sound on my hands; thus Dark Jazz was born.

So far He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named seems somewhat pleased with my attempts in experimentation and once he even sat in on my jam sessions (The Dark Lord plays a mean up-right piano). Better yet, as I was wandering the halls of Slytherin House on my return, wondering who I could scowl at to make me feel better, I suddenly became aware of the acoustics of the place! Mind blowing! After all, I live in a dungeon and everything is made out of stone. I broke out my sax and the sound was perfect. Nothing but endless echo. Dark Jazz is all about echo and magic. Like the legendary half-blood John Coltrane (his mother was a Witch) once put it, "All musicians can do is to get closer to the sources of magic and so feel that they will be in communion with the magical laws." Amen, brother.

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United States

Interests

trumpet, tenor saxophone, triangle, the moog synthesizer

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