Sunday at jazzfest was a great day. I spent a fair bit of my time meeting with different people and just hanging out. And why not? Jazzfest is about people and culture as well as the music. So eventually I …
Read moreThe Golden Striker Trio: Ron Carter at Jazzfest 2011
Those of you who know me know that I’m a bass player. Or that I pretend to be one. As a bassist, one of my long time heroes has been Ron Carter; I think I have a book by Ron …
Read moreJazzfest – April 29 2011: Los Hombres Calientes
Their name translates as “The Hot Guys”, and hot is probably the best word to describe this band. Led by Irvin Mayfield and Bill Summers, Los Hombres Calientes have been around since the late ’90s, and that’s when I first …
Read moreThe Stax Museum, Memphis Tennessee
Let’s start with the strange bit: I’m white, and I’m Jewish. But I feel a very strong connection to the black music of the ’60s and early ’70s: the soul music that came from the Stax studios on McElhone Ave …
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