Many of the youngsters of jazz completely skipped right over an entire decade of some of the best jazz fusion created, ever. While some of the great jazz fusion acts and players of the mid 70’s & 80’s were more popular than others, it was a time like no other[…]
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I love me some Polyrhythmics. They are one of the many great finds that Pandora has produced over the years. I think they originally emanated out of the SoulJazz Orchestra station–they crossover into several similar genres so I hear them quite a bit over many different stations. But I digress…I[…]
Read More »Planning on doing a deeper dive later, but I really like these guys. A couple tracks have been populating my Pandora stations lately and I have been impressed. These guys are SOLID and even though there is no guitar, I’ve been enjoying their grooves. I would put them in the[…]
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There’s probably a whole lot of you interweb cruisers out there who have no idea who Rick Beato is. That’s ok. There are so many YouTube channels and internet “celebrities” these days that it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. However, in the case of Rick Beato, he[…]
Read More »When it rains it pours. Just wondering who the 3rd shoe to drop will be… On the complete other side of the musical spectrum from the Madman (Ozzy) we have the recent passing of (perhaps smooth) jazz legend, composer and trumpeter Chuck Mangione. This one hits kind of hard for[…]
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Well, it had to happen at some point. Ozzy was getting up there and the years of abuse were gonna catch up sooner or later. In any case, a sad time for rock & metal fans—Ozzy Ozbourne has passed away at the ripe old age of 76. There’s really too[…]
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The last time I saw Nate Smith was such a great show! I wouldn’t dare pass up another opportunity to see one of the best jazzy funk drummers on the planet (or Greta might say “How Dare You!”) And it didn’t disappoint either. Nate Smith once again came correct–with a[…]
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