Jazz & Blues Lounge

Ouch.  That’s all I have to say about this morning.  For those of you who are not in the Chicago area, you may not know that we have had one of the most brutal winters in almost thirty years.  It has been unbelievably cold followed by one big snow storm after another.  Normally, I love winter and I love fall, but this winter has gotten to me.  This morning, winter bit me back.
I was trying to get to my car.  Of course, walking anywhere around here means walking on what amount to glaciers.  Really, to walk here in Chicago you …read more

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The death of Oscar Peterson got me thinking about jazz pianists recently.  As you may have known from reading past posts, I tend to be a man who is a fan of the horns.  However, if you read carefully, you will notice that I stray into other instruments from time to time.  I am a Lionel Hampton fan, for example, and he played the vibes.
I do enjoy jazz pianists.  However, who are the ones you should focus on?  Around here, I do try to imagine that people new to jazz stop by and check things out and, maybe, something I …read more

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