I have managed to fight off this cold and flu that has been going around all winter so far. I think working in a small office with only a few other employees has helped with that. I live a fairly sheltered existence. However, even when the girl I went on a date with came down […]
I know, I know, I am probably talking too much about the Sad Salamanders for some of you. Well, what can I say, when I become a bit obsessed about something, I can’t shut up about it. If I had my own jazz radio station, their album “Cigarettes and Fishnets” would be on steady rotation.
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Well, today is technically the St. Patrick’s Day. Of course, you probably spent the entire weekend drinking green beer, wearing those really stupid-looking green “Cat-in-the-Hat” things on your head and acting like an idiot. Not Irish? Well, it certainly doesn’t seem to matter. You also, apparently, don’t need to be Mexican to do the same […]
Well, the weekend continues here in Chicago as the world celebrates a man who supposedly chased away the snakes from Ireland. Of course, I would also like to point you to the made-up Finnish legend known as St. Urho’s Day which is on March 16 and the color for that is purple. It was made […]
This was the kind of week I wish I could have every week with this blog. There was a great article about jazz in the news. I got a video link from the Sad Salamanders. It was as if each day fell nicely into my lap. Sometimes I am scratching my head and struggling to […]
If you have not found the Sad Salamanders yet, you need to. I have mentioned them before and I am attempting to champion them as one of the premier jazz bands out there right now. They are, at the very least, a helluva lot of fun to listen to. Well, now they have released their […]
When it comes to jazz you run across certain names and they are usually whispered by fans with a kind of awe. For me, as you may already know, that name is Miles Davis. For my brother, it is Charlie “Bird” Parker. For some it is John Coltrane. One of the names you hear whispered […]
It appears that science has started to take a look at the elusive quality known as “creativity” by studying jazz musicians. Yes, we all know that people who like jazz and play jazz tend to be smarter and more interesting than other people, now it appears science is trying to prove it. Click HERE for […]
Let’s face the facts, the music industry is in real trouble. When it comes to releasing albums and CDs, there just isn’t much money in it. It’s much easier for a new artist, whatever the genre, to release a song on their MySpace page or through their own website than it is to try and […]
It is hard to imagine thinking about the start of summer. This is particularly true of those of you currently buried in snow and those of us here in Chicago where the temperatures are struggling to get above freezing and the forecast calls for more snow. But, before you know it, summer will indeed be […]
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