IF YOU’RE A SPORTS FAN, YOU’LL GET THE POINT. WE ALL HAVE FAVORITE PLAYERS ON OUR FAVORITE TEAMS. OH, SURE, EVERYONE LIKES THE STARS, BUT YOU KNOW THAT WITHOUT ‘YOUR GUY’, THE TEAM WOULDN’T BE THE SAME. THEY DO THEIR…
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JOHN KLEMMER’S TOUCH IN THE CHATEAU OF LOVE
YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT AT ONE TIME MODERN JAZZ WAS ACTUALLY POPULAR AND HAD “HIT” RECORDS! NO, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP BEFORE YOUTUBE AND TIC TOCK, THE RADIO AIRWAVES WERE FILLED WITH CONTEMPORARY AND PROGRESSIVE JAZZ,…
BRIAN BLADE’S FELLOWSHIPS
“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete” 1 JOHN…
BILL STEWART: NOTICING THE MOMENT
IN THIS DAY WHERE BANDS KEEP TOGETHER FOR SHORTER PERIODS OF TIME THAN HOLLYWOOD MARRIAGES, DRUMMER BILL STEWART HAS HAD THE HONOR OF BEING IN TWO LONG LASTING TEAMS. HE FIRST HAD A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH GUITARIST JOHN SCOFIELD, AND…
DANIEL BENNETT’S MIND
AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, THERE ARE MANY CATEGORIES OF WHAT WE CALL “JAZZ”. ONE OF THE MORE OVERLOOKED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED GENRE IS THE ONE THAT EMPHASIZES THE USE OF JAZZ IN FOLK FORMS, SUCH AS THAT CREATED BY THE…
VINCENT HERRING: KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF VINCENT HERRING’S ALTO SAX, YOU CAN HEAR THE LEGACY THAT HE CARRIES. I HAVE SEEN HIM WITH CEDAR WALTON’S BAND, AS WELL AS DURING A TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS’ KIND OF BLUE WITH JIMMY COBB.…
JEFF BABKO: KEYS TO THE CITY
IT’S EASY TO KNOCK THE CURRENT LOS ANGELES JAZZ SCENE. AT ONE TIME, THE CITY BOASTED OF A PLETHORA OF CLUBS ALL THE WAY FROM MALIBU TO REDONDO BEACH; NOW THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL. YET THIS DOESN”T MEAN THAT…
LARRY GOLDINGS: MOOD SWINGS
IT’S A PRETTY GOOD BET THAT IF YOU CHECK OUT ANYONE’S ALBUM/CD COLLECTION OR PLAYLIST, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT LARRY GOLDINGS HAS APPEARED ON. ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC KEYBOARDISTS IN TODAY’S SCENE, HE’S GRACED THE ALBUMS…
CIARA MOSER: BLIND, SO THAT WE MAY SEE
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF BASSIST CIARA MOSER, BUT HER DEBUT ALBUM BLIND, SO WHAT? SHOULD GET YOUR ATTENTION FOR A FEW REASONS. FIRST, THE MUSIC IS LIKE A MODERNIZED READ OF BANDS LIKE WEATHER REPORT AND HEADHUNTERS, WITH SOME EXCITING…
KINGA GLYK’S REAL LIFE
ONE OF THE MOST STREAMED SONGS THE PAST YEAR WAS BASSIST KINGA GLYK’S REMARKABLE RENDITION OF “TEARS IN HEAVEN”, GETTING OVER 3.2 MILLION HITS. THAT PIECE OF ART DEFINITELY PUT HER ON THE MUSICAL MAP, AND FOR A FOLLOWUP SHE…