jazzCittern Ambient

"I don't know much. But what I do know is, I don't know much." - anonymous

Well, I may not know much, but I do know I have a playful tune with lydian affectations here just for you.

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All These Good Things

Like a garden aspires to a sun that's out of reach, a wise man reaches for his  ideals, though unattainable. - anonymous

Well, I may not be so very wise, but I sure aspired a whole lot to bring you this tune.

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So Also on Earth

"Writing music is a lot like fishing for largemouth bass. You know they're in there. You just need to use the right bait." - anonymous

Well, all I know is, it took a really long time to reel this one in and land it for you.

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A Garden Cottage Facing South

"Nostalgia is one part forgetting what was, two parts dreaming what could have been, and a generous dash of forgiveness to taste." - anonymous

Well, I'm not much on recipes, but I cooked up this tune to transport you back to a better place and time. 


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Long Golden Days

"Where have I been here before?" - anonymous

Well, I don't know, but I hope this latest tune helps you navigate there.

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Away Is Not So Very Far

Established 2007. All music on this and any jazzCittern site is 100% human composed and handmade by real live musicians. Thanks for listening!

We like to build things and watch them run. We love music, Ambient to Epic, Meditative to Cinematic... We enjoy building backing tracks for enhanced live performance... And we love to discuss NST and fifths tuning.... 

In 2007 I Googled every instrument under the sun, and saw there is a 'jazz' usage of just about every instrument. Even jazz bagpipes. Back then somebody tabulated the term "jazz" and its association with musical instruments, and just about everything was represented - But NO CITTERN.

And that year jazzCittern was born.

(What's a jazzCittern? The 10-string long-scale bouzouki is really the happy offspring of a Mandocello and a Bouzouki. This instrument, when tuned CGDAE, becomes an extraordinary jazz instrument - the extra course illustrates the wonderful symmetries available in fifths tuning. Chord building and scale visualization is a breeze.)

Virtually and musically yours,

CS