Sorry blues fans that I am a little late on this one. Another sad day and another sad report because another light has been snuffed out and snuffed out way too soon. A very popular and talented blues guitarist, out of Atlanta, named Sean Costello, was found dead on Tuesday.
Not much in the […]
Another elderly member of the jazz world has shuffled off this mortal coil and this one had a definite local Chicago tie-in. For a full detail, check out the “Post No Bills” blog by the Chicago Reader. John Young was 86-years-old and he passed away last week.
According to Peter Margasak, who writes the “Post No […]
One of the key deaths in January of 2008 I seemed to have missed was the death of legendary jazz bassist, Earl May. He is a name that may not jump immediately to the minds of the casual jazz listener, but he is one of those guys every jazz musician wants. You know, every genre […]
The problem with being such a fan of classic jazz is that, for the most part, the musicians who played that great music are either dead or quite elderly and, therefore, likely to pass away. I am sorry to report that another musician who was key to my early jazz days, especially during my time […]
I am going to confess that I was never a particular fan of the seminal jazz band Weather Report. I mean, I was aware of them and I played their music during the days when I worked at the jazz radio station. I didn’t dislike them or anything, but there is just such a diverse […]
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