Jazz & Blues Lounge

The cool thing about writing this blog for the folks at b5media is that you are never really and truly alone.  There are a lot of great writers writing about a lot of cool things, and this is particularly true of the music channel.  There are some writers so dedicated to writing about their field of music that they post two, three or four times a day.  This is something I am just not capable of doing.
It’s been a great experience writing for them and the music channel has grown by leaps and bounds.  I am looking forward to a …read more

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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 a lot by people who want to be jazz afficianados is Eric Dolphy.  I wanted to provide you a link HERE to a great article I have found about Mr. Dolphy.
For me, I have never been a huge fan of Mr. Dolphy.  Mostly this is …read more

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