Jazz & Blues Lounge

I have been a very bad co-blogger since I started writing here. I have been so focused, for so long, on just trying to find stories about the jazz and blues genres I am supposed to be writing about, I have not really linked you all to the very cool things other people are doing at the music channel of b5media. Check out that blogroll there at the right side of my page. See all of those links?
Each one is someone just like me and just as passionate about their particular genre of music. In fact, …read more

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OK, this has nothing to do with jazz or blues, but the fine folks at b5media have been good to me and have given me a great forum to talk about my love of music.  As such, I wanted to tell you about a new channel they have and a contest you can enjoy.  In fact, if you follow a link here you will have all of the details about this contest. 
There’s a bunch of prizes you could win.  They include the following:
Prize Package #1:

$50 Amazon Gift Certificate
Five Lebron James basketball cards, including a 2004 Upper Deck Rookie Card graded …read more

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I wanted to point you to another blogger in our arsenal here. It’s a great story about being married to a jazz musician. 
Hey, you can always stand to learn about another Jazz musician, plus it’s a great reminder about the iPod contest that b5media is holding.
Click here for a link to the story about Jazz music, airplanes and winning an iPod.

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Who wouldn’t?  The folks at b5media not only are great people to work for and with, they also provide you, the regular readers, with great stuff to read and win.  As a writer, I appreciate them because they have given me this chance to write about the jazz and blues music I love so much in the city of Chicago.
Well, right now they have a contest going for you, the dear reader, that could help you win an iPod.  It’s a great way to bring all of your favorite jazz and blues music with you wherever your go and, well, …read more

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