Jazz & Blues Lounge

Some Thoughts about the Blues, Buddy Guy and a Track

Posted by on May 10th 2008 to Bands, Buddy Guy, Chicago, blues, records Tagged albums, blues, blues_news, buddy_guy, CDs, guitarist, guitars, music, musicians, Radio, songs, Sweet_tea, tunes

It is Saturday morning. It is a good morning for me because I have found some new music to love. You see, and as you may have noticed, I am more of a jazz guy than a blues guy. Why? Well, I fell in love with jazz first because of the time I spent at a college radio station that played jazz. I have tried to get into the blues, but something never quite clicke with me. It was OK, I appreciated it, I liked songs and parts of it, but something about it …read more

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Two Jazz Songs You Need to Add to your iPod Right Now!

Posted by on May 05th 2008 to Bands, Chicago, Uncategorized, iPod, jazz Tagged Apple, Bands, Dave_Brubeck, iPods, iTunes, jazz, list, Miles_Davis, music, musicians, songs

The modern world is rather amazing. You can carry an entire music store in your pocket these days. You can switch from rock to blues to jazz to country and then over the rap as fast as it takes you to thumb through your lists and songs on your iPod. Considering that, we here at b5media and those of us who write for the Music Channel wanted to provide you with a list of songs that we think you need to add to your iPod playlist and that we think you should add TODAY.
As far as I …read more

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Opening Day in Chicago and Jazz

Posted by on April 07th 2008 to Bands, Chicago, blues, jazz, records Tagged baseball, blues, Chicago, jazz, music, musicians, songs, sports, teams, tunes, White_Sox

I am a Chicago White Sox fan. I know that so many people here in Chicago belove the Chicago Cubs. I cannot understand that. Wrigley Field is about the most uncomfortable stadium to watch a game in as far as I am concerned. Do you like obstructed views, cramped seating, no parking and the inability to see the game when going to a concession stand? Hey, welcome to Wrigley-freaking-Field.
Today is the home opener for the Chicago White Sox. Everyone was making a big deal about the Cubs last week, but as far as I am concerned baseball really starts here …read more

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Random MySpace Page Time again…

Posted by on November 19th 2007 to Bands, Chicago, Radio, jazz, records Tagged Chicago, jazz, music, MySpace, page, Radio, Ramsey-Lewis, songs, tribute, tunes, WNUA

I am so in love with MySpace. It is just about as big as the internet itself. Each time I go in there and do a search for Chicago Jazz, I expect not to find anything new. Every time I go, I end up finding something new.
There is a guy that is a bit of a Chicago treasure in the jazz world. He is also a morning radio personality on the jazz station here. You may have heard of him. His name is Ramsey Lewis.
He was born in the Chicago in May of 1935 and is one of the most-respected …read more