As if the Jazz and Classical genres weren’t a dead giveaway with regard to the more “adept” musical listener, it turns out that a new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences suggests that those who prefer instrumental music are more intelligent. The study’s author, Elena Racevska, had a hunch that[…]
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I first heard Visions of the Emerald Beyond somewhere around junior year of high school. The music was foreign to me..it was so raw, loose, yet so creative and fresh compared what I thought was “fusion”, a la Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Joe Zawinul. I didn’t know that fusion[…]
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This post is a little OT but nevertheless important to us as rescue owners. If you’re seriously thinking about adding a new animal to your life, please consider adopting a rescue. You’ll be saving a life in the process. To think that someone wouldn’t want this lovely creature (pictured)…but sadly,[…]
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Unlike the past couple featured guitar greats, Al Dimeola’s name is a little more well known amongst jazz guitar and jazz fusion enthusiasts. Long before I had even heard of (what have now become) some of my favorite guitar players, there was Al Dimeola. His savage Spanish shredding style is[…]
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It’s finally here! Luxuryville Records has officially released Luxuryville Presents: Dubtronica, Vol. II. An exciting and long awaited follow up to volume one, Dubtronica, Vol. II offers nine tracks of fresh, enjoyable, electronic dub music for the reggae, surf and chilled vibes enthusiast. The album is a solid sequel in[…]
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Ah yes, and now it’s time for the Viking! This guy is probably my 2nd favorite guitarist all time next to last month’s virtuoso. There are so many great things to say it is difficult to not ramble on about this truly incredible guitar player. Yngwie Malmsteen is one of[…]
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This is looking to be an awesome year for those visiting the 2019 Telluride Jazzfest. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be headlining for the first time and bringing proper friends, Lettuce and Robert Randolph with them. It will most certainly be more of a New Orleans inspired, funkier jazz[…]
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