The Weekend Mix: Get Up & Jazz 2

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com It's that time, again - the weekend is here!! Yay! Here's a brand new playlist for you that has a new plan - ease you into it without jarring your eyes awake or scaring your heart into a frenzy. Just a few tunes to get the blood flowing . … Continue reading The Weekend Mix: Get Up & Jazz 2 →

Essentials: Infinite Possibilities, by Amel Larrieux

Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com Amel Larrieux won most of our hearts as one half of a duo that went by the name of Groove Theory. That voice was hers and most of the music was that of the other half of the duo, Bryce Wilson. Their eponymous debut album (in 1995) produced several … Continue reading Essentials: Infinite Possibilities, by Amel Larrieux →

Essentials: Wildflower, by Keiko Matsui

Photo by Nguyen Trung Hieu on Pexels.com Keiko Matsui was born in 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother took Keiko to her first music lesson after her fifth birthday. In her early years, she studied piano and focused on classical music. In junior high school, she found herself interested in jazz. When I think of … Continue reading Essentials: Wildflower, by Keiko Matsui →

Essentials: Gentle Warrior, by Tim Warfield

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Tim Warfield was born in York, PA, in 1965. At an early age, he started playing saxophone, first with the alto sax, then on to the tenor sax. He has worked with a number of prominent musicians throughout his career, including Jimmy Smith, Christian McBride, Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Isaac … Continue reading Essentials: Gentle Warrior, by Tim Warfield →

Essentials: Ultimate Spa Music, by David Lyndon Huff

Photo by Nandhu Kumar on Pexels.com So, fifty (50) songs, for a total of five (5) hours and twenty (20) minutes!!! That's what you'll find on the album Ultimate Spa Musc (2014), by David Lyndon Huff. If I'm not mistaken, I downloaded the digital version of this awesome gem very soon after it was released. … Continue reading Essentials: Ultimate Spa Music, by David Lyndon Huff →

The Mellow Mix: 05.15.23

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Weeks go by sometimes as quickly as lightning flashes. One ends and another begins - an apparently endless cycle. All that just to say that it's Monday . . . again. Relax - I've got you covered. Speaking of "endless", the mix today comes from the seemingly endless supply of … Continue reading The Mellow Mix: 05.15.23 →

The Weekend Mix: Places

Photo by Nubia Navarro (nubikini) on Pexels.com I can see that look in your eyes! It's called "wanderlust". There's only one true cure for that - get out there and travel. If you can't do that, we can fake it together. I've put together a playlist of songs that have names of places in their … Continue reading The Weekend Mix: Places →

Spotlight: Cindy Bradley

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Meet Cindy Bradley, trumpeter extraordinare. She was born in upstate NY in 1977. At nine (9), she was already playing piano, and that was also the age that she began playing the trumpet. She also plays Flugelhorn. She recorded her first album, Just A Little Bit (2007), on her own … Continue reading Spotlight: Cindy Bradley →

Spotlight: Dave Koz

Photo by Caique Araujo on Pexels.com California-born and bred, Dave Koz, thus far, has had a very illustrious career. He has racked up nine (9) Grammy nominations, twelve (12) number-one albums, and has performed for multiple U.S. presidents, just to name a few of the feathers in his cap. And, yes - he even has … Continue reading Spotlight: Dave Koz →

Spotlight: Ramsey Lewis

Photo by Steve Johnson on Pexels.com Ramsey Lewis (May 27, 1935 - September 12, 2022) was a jazz pianist and composer born in Chicago, IL. Some of his greatest hits include The 'In' Crowd, Hang On Sloopy, and Wade In The Water. Those three barely even scratch the surface. They are, however, three of my … Continue reading Spotlight: Ramsey Lewis →