OK, I’ll admit it, my internet consumption borders on unhealthy. While this may be detrimental to my eyesight and social life, it is great for my music library and awareness. One thing I do a lot is listen to internet radio. I put it on at work and listen while I pencil push. However, there [...]
Sonny Rollins
I mentioned in a previous post how I love a good “pianoless” trio or quartet. This video is a great example of how good a line up like that can sound. It’s Sonny Rollins‘ group from 1963 and it’s wonderful. The solos are great, the vibe is great, the head is great…hell, the entire thing [...]
A Night in Tunisia
Art Blakey and the Jazz messengers in Paris… This is why they are legends…It’s just too hip to not share.
Desert Island Picks
I always have music handy. I keep about 15 gigs worth on my phone and my iPod is currently holding about 50 GB (my entire library) and at least one of those is constantly in my possession. However, there are times when I have taken my AUX cable out of my car or my phone [...]
Verizon iPhone
Thanks to the awesomeness of Gizmodo and their live blogging from the 11 am (Eastern Time) Verizon announcement, I was able to find out in real time that my dreams of a Verizon iPhone have come true. I am literally giddy. Literally. This is a beautiful day. People always ask me, if you’re such a [...]
Dave Holland
Bassist, Dave Holland, (twitter) is definitely one of the big hitters in the jazz world. Ever since his 1997 release, Points of View, (which also has one of my all-time favorite covers) landed in my hands circa Y2K, I have been inspired by his history, background, and music. Today, his team shared a link on [...]
The Muppets- Bohemian Rhapsody
I’m not the biggest fan of Queen but I definitely respect their music and I love many of their songs. I first saw this video over a year ago and kind of forgot about until now. The Muppets have always cracked me up but now that I have a toddler that watches them, It seems 100 [...]
Linda Oh – Entry
…What is not so common is to get blind-sided by a year-old release and feel like peeing on an electric fence to punish myself for missing it…
Jaco Pastorius
This was my introduction to the energy of an improvisational performance and Scofield and Dennard blew my hair back every time I saw it.
Beautiful Love (Bill Evans)
I don’t think it’s a real suprise to anybody that I am a big Bill Evans fan. I can put on his music on when I wake up and listen to it until I go to sleep. No exaggeration. He expanded the genre and the fan base of jazz music and has inspired countless jazz [...]
