The blog has been asking for some love for a while now. I've had several projects requiring long and intense attention and I'm happy to say that she's back on my list of high priorities. First, here's some of what I've been up to. I completed … [Read more...]
27 Live Recordings From The 1959 Newport Jazz Festival
Here's a few of the musicians you can listen to: Count Basie & His Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson Trio and Thelonious Monk. Registration is required but it's oh so worth it. The New York Times has the … [Read more...]
Wynton Marsalis Testifies Before A Congressional Committee. Arts = Jobs
On March 31, 2009, Arts Advocacy Day, Americans for the Arts gathered a panel of acclaimed artists and experts to call on Congress for continuing and additional support and funding for the arts and arts education in America. This hearing, entitled … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Duke
Born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. There's a gold mine of videos on YouTube. … [Read more...]
Solo Transcriptions: Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum by Freddie Hubbard
Today we lost a jazz lion, Freddie Hubbard. I've spent countless hours digesting his music and transcribing his solos so his death deeply touches me. His art was a major influence on my jazz vocabulary. If you don't own Speak No Evil, you're missing … [Read more...]
Meditating On The Musicians We Lost In 2008
The New York Times posted a beautiful sound collage featuring some of the musicians we lost in 2008. Just added to the list, Freddie Hubbard. … [Read more...]
Handwritten Notes By Thelonious Monk
I'm not sure of the original source, but I just found these handwritten notes by Thelonious Monk in the Delicious popular feed posted by thescotter. Awesome stuff! … [Read more...]
Christmas Time Is Here
Getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas Time Is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Music by Vince Guaraldi. Watch on Christmas Time Is Here by Graham English Watch on Christmas Time Is Here by Graham English Watch on Viddler … [Read more...]
The Sermon
The Sermon is a blues written and recorded in 1957 by jazz legend, Jimmy Smith. I haven't learned the complete melody yet but I thought I would take a stab at playing it from memory. After all, it's just an F blues. Watch on Vimeo The Sermon … [Read more...]
Wynton Marsalis On The Colbert Report
Jazz is a music of integrity, and it teaches us to listen. -Wynton Marsalis … [Read more...]
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