Jazz & Blues Lounge

I was rooting around on the website known as AllBoutJazz.com just looking for a story or something interesting to write about. I came across an article about the collapse and filing for bankruptcy of an organization known as the International Association of Jazz Educators. Apparently this was a significant organization promoting jazz educators across North America. The article is entitled “The IAJE’s Collapse: What Happened?”.
Now, I am not really here to mourn the loss of this organization. I like to think I can follow various events in the jazz world, but until I came across this …read more

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It is another sad and empty day in the world of blues and jazz music.  One of the most-talented guys around in both of those genres passed away over the weekend, Jeff Healey.  He had been battling a rare form of cancer his entire life and he finally succombed to it over the weekend.  He was only 41 and leaves behind a wife and child.  You can find more at his website HERE.
Jeff was born in Toronto to a firefighter father and he lost his eyes when he was only one.  Jeff had the rare eye cancer known as retinoblastoma.  …read more

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