Big Yay! Jazzfest time is soon approaching. Notable headliners this year: David Byrne, Widespread Panic, Burning Spear, Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers. Admittedly, I’m leaving out some headliners that are questionable (at best) with regard to the “jazz” element. Guess they gotta sell tickets somehow,[…]
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Ok, the cats out of the bag….yes, I’m a huge Snarky Puppy fan. That said (if I’m honest) the last few releases were cool, but a little lackluster, imo. It’s hard to call anything Snarky Puppy does “lackluster” and perhaps that isn’t a fair critique; however, in comparison to previous[…]
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Once again, hat tip to Pandora for sourcing and playing the latest, greatest music from around the globe. I’m not even sure which station I was listening to but a familiar sound graced the airwaves and it only took about 3 seconds for me to glean that Snarky had released[…]
Read More »One of the great esoteric thrills of music is connection. Whether you are connecting with the audience, the band, other musicians, one’s instrument or the music in general, connection is one of the hidden joys that music brings with it. As such, musicians generally feel the need to share music,[…]
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After Jerry passed there was much a do about what would happen with The Dead. I mean, how do you replace a guy like Jerry and how do you carry on doing shows when such a legendary member of your group is no longer with you? Well, Bob and the[…]
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Read More »Many a guitarist missed the boat on Mike Stern. For those in the know, he really brought the Telecaster out of the obscure world of “chicken pickin’” into modern jazz–and in a big way. A shredder from the early days, he gained notoriety playing in Miles Davis’s band in the[…]
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