Hello, Pacific Northwest jazz friends. I will be playing with the PONY BOY RECORDS JAZZ ALL-STAR BIG BAND at the North Bend Jazz Walk tomorrow (Saturday, September 14th) at 9:00 p.m. in the North Bend Theatre. WE WILL BE JOINED BY SERIOUS JAZZ TENOR MONSTER PETE CHRISTLIEB!! Please come by and see us and the … Continue reading
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Revised #Music For Low Budget #Jazz Quartet
Hello folks, My inspiration for a post this week is at an all-time-low so please enjoy this cut instead. This tune is called “Revised Music For Low Budget Jazz Quartet” by guitarist/composer David White. Dave will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this tune was inspired by a Paul Hindemith composition and weaves … Continue reading
Is it Worth Borrowing from China to Fund the Arts?
Hello Folks, Welcome to our new international guests and my apologies for boring you with yet more on the U.S. election. I can’t resist updating my earlier post on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), our modest source of government sponsored arts funding now that our election is decided. The NEA has been a loved … Continue reading
Welcome #Jazz Fans from #Burkina Faso
Partly to welcome our new friends from Burkina Faso, and partly to satisfy my own need for new sounds, I availed myself of the bounty of the internet and found this excellent cut by Volta Jazz of Burkina Faso. The song entitled Fintalabo and composed by Kone Idrissa was posted to the VOM website by … Continue reading
More “Rich” News
Hello Seattle Jazz Fans, Not-nearly-famous-enough New York jazz tenor giant Rich Perry of Mel Lewis and Marie Schneider fame will be here in SEATTLE at Hiroshi’s this Friday, October 19th, and at Boxley’s on Saturday, October 20th. DO NOT MISS THIS CAT! I dropped in to Tula’s last night and the show was awesome. I … Continue reading
Why is Kenny G More Well-known than Steve Marcus Part II
Hey folks, Speaking of “Rich” it looks like the lawyers pulled the repost I did of the Steve Marcus/Buddy Rich Youtube video on my earlier post. Here’s a replacement video of Steve on tenor blowing a great solo on a tune based on the chord changes from “Cherokee”. Fantastic player. I would see Steve on … Continue reading
I’m Rich I’m Rich I’m Rich I’m Rich I’m Rich I’m Rich
Have any musicians bothered to whine about Spotify royalties (or lack thereof)? That’s right… $0.0047 dollars for a download. I know, I know. I’m making it worse by letting people know where they can go and barely pay for music. SALES DATE PARTNER ARTIST ALBUM SONG PAYABLE Apr 15, 2012 Spotify Chris Fagan Lost Bohemia … Continue reading
Young Lizards Record in Studio X
Hey Folks, Here are some shots from The Lizard session at Studio X . What an awesome facility, and thank you to Reed (owner/engineer) for your ongoing support of jazz. Since our new tunes are a ton harder than those on our first album (which we recorded live), we thought the whole process might be … Continue reading
Recap of the 9th Annual Ponyboy Records Jazz Picnic.
Hello folks, It was great to see those of you who attended the 9th Annual Ponyboy Records Jazz Picnic. Hop on over to the Ponyboy Facebook Page and start bugging Greg to upload more pictures of the many Pacific Northwest jazz celebrities that performed at the event. The event was an all-around success, although my wife … Continue reading
