Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
How sad to read that Oscar Peterson is dead on Christmas Eve. He was 82.
In this episode I discuss today’s death of Joe Zawinul, remembering 9/11, The return of Katie, Derren Brown, my Dwight Schrute video project, and my solo transcription of Cannonball Adderley.
Max Roach, one of the original bebop drummers, died early this morning. He played with all the greatest jazz musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, and Miles Davis. I’ve personally spent many, many hours listening to him swing.
Jazz World Loses Sax Musician Michael Brecker
Tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker died Saturday at the age of 57. The artist was one of the jazz world’s most prolific studio musicians. He toured or performed with Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Herbie Hancock. Brecker was known for his powerful tone and his stamina for a solo.
This is [...]
It’s not the news you want to wake up to on Christmas day. But the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, has died.
Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, known for his soaring high notes and for his hit recording of “Gonna Fly Now,” which lent the musical muscle to the “Rocky” movies, has died. He was 78.
Ferguson, who lived in Ojai, Calif., died last night (Aug. 23) at Community Memorial Hospital of kidney and liver failure due to an [...]
Suspect says Ramsey death an accident:
BANGKOK (Reuters) - An American primary school teacher accused of the grisly Christmas murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in 1996 said on Thursday he loved the child beauty queen and her death was an accident.
I moved to Boulder, Colorado on January 1st, 1995, almost two years before JonBenet Ramsey was [...]
Duke Jordan, a pianist whose work with the saxophonist Charlie Parker endures in the jazz canon, died on Tuesday in Valby, Denmark, a suburb of Copenhagen. He was 84, and he had lived in self-imposed exile from the United States since 1978, continuing to perform in the musical tradition he helped create.
His death was confirmed [...]
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You were the king of clowns, my fetid friend. You were conniving and devious. I know you would have been the perfect partner for a heist and I wish we had the chance to drink together. I want to see your crooked stagger again. I’ll miss you living in my sock drawer. God bless you.
Loading ...Turkish-born record producer Arif Mardin, who helped shape hit recordings by the Bee Gees, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson and Bette Midler among many others, has died at age 74, associates said.
From Jazz Pianist Hilton Ruiz Dies at 54:
Pianist Hilton Ruiz, who had been in a coma since he was injured in a fall last month, died yesterday, his agent told the Associated Press. He was 54.
I studied with Hilton in the summer of 1986. Damn could he play.
From Keyboards star Billy Preston dies:
Billy Preston, a US singer and musician best known for his work with The Beatles, dies aged 59.
More from Jazz HQ: Billy Preston dies at 59
From Jazz HQ:
Don Alias, a percussionist who had a long career as a sought-after sideman, working with an illustrious array of artists in jazz and pop including Nina Simone, Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell, died on March 28 at his home in Manhattan. He was 66.
We’ve lost two too many jazz legends this week.
From Jazz HQ:
Jazz alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, a performer and educator who played with legendary musicians including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, died Friday. He was 73.
Links: Jackie McLean at Last.fm
Jackie McLean radio at Pandora
Soul legend Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack today at the age of 64. According to his management company, Pickett had suffered health problems for the past year.
Born in Prattville, Alabama, Pickett started out by singing gospel music at church. He moved to Detroit while in his teens, and joined the Falcons, with whom [...]
Soul singer Wilson Pickett dies:
Wilson Pickett, famous for his soul hits In The Midnight Hour and Mustang Sally, has died, aged 64.
I played Midnight Hour in bands all through high school and college. That song is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Damn he had [...]
R&B singer Lou Rawls dies of lung cancer:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silken-voiced crooner Lou Rawls, who started singing at age 7 in a gospel choir and grew into a beloved blues, jazz and R&B performer, died on Friday at age 72 after a battle with lung cancer, his spokesman said.
about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
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