Jazz and Blues Lounge

The Year 2007

by balaspa on December 31st, 2007

Well, it was certainly an interesting year.  It was a year full of great music.  It was a year when we lost some jazz greats which, sadly, seems to be a constant yearly thing.  However, the good news is that guys like Buddy Guy are still performing great blues music and guys like Wynton Marsalis are still playing great jazz music.

It was a year when my own personal writing career finally took off.  I had a book published and I started writing about jazz and blues music (but mostly jazz) for the folks here.  It’s been a rewarding and exciting year and I am hoping that 2008 will bring even bigger and better things.

It was a year that made me an uncle for the first time.  That may truly be the greatest gift of 2007.  Little Zoe was born in October and she has become the love of my life almost immediately.  A new life truly puts a lot of things into perspective.  It makes world events take on a different hue. 

Hopefully there will be new and exciting jazz and blues news to talk about in 2008.  I am sure we will lose a musician or two along the way, but I hope to discover new and better things as well.  I look forward to being at the Chicago Blues Festival and being able to write about it here. 

Mostly, I wish all of you, my dear, dear readers and regular commentors, a great, safe and Happy New Year.

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