Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Rick Braun. Enjoy. Tomorrow: Hugh Masekela Jazz, jazz, and nothing but jazz. copyright 2023 jblackstarr for SMOOTHE. Listen on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1JlQeT5LwPov8NphRld1sK?si=8d35099dadb34b0b
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Notes From A Horn (Chris Botti)
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com Chris Botti. Enjoy. Tomorrow: Rick Braun Jazz, jazz, and nothing but jazz. copyright 2023 jblackstarr for SMOOTHE. Listen on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vxypXXG2TJcmL2Gmao5YO?si=ae9cb536be354939
Spotlight: Branford Marsalis
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A smoke-filled room; laughter, conversation; and most importantly, music. That’s the feel that I get when listening to Branford Marsalis wailing on the sax. He is the son of Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist (November 14, 1934 – April 1, 2020) , and has five (5) brothers . Aside from Branford … Continue reading Spotlight: Branford Marsalis
Spotlight 06/22/21: Rick Braun
Photo by Lucas Craig on Pexels.com I'm from Philadelphia, PA, and just North of here is a place called Allentown, about an hour's drive. There, Rick Braun was born in 1955. He started out playing drums, but switched to the trumpet, following his brother's lead. He also excelled at the flugelhorn and keyboards. He has … Continue reading Spotlight 06/22/21: Rick Braun
Essentials: 06/11/21
Photo by Elviss Railijs Bitu0101ns on Pexels.com Editor's picks for this week: The Story of Jaz by Jazmin Ghent The New Cool by Bob James and Nathan East A Thousand Kisses Deep by Chris Botti **** Jazz, jazz, and nothing but jazz. Mostly. Listen on TIDAL: The Story of Jaz The New Cool A Thousand … Continue reading Essentials: 06/11/21
Live!! Miles Davis & Quincy Jones at Montreux
This Miles Davis album was recorded at Montreux on July 8, 1991 and released on August 10, 1993, and was the last album Davis recorded, a few months prior to his demise on September 28, 1991. He was already experiencing health problems on that day, and trumpeter Wallace Roney (who studied under Miles Davis from … Continue reading Live!! Miles Davis & Quincy Jones at Montreux
Spotlight – Cava Menzies & Nick Phillips
She plays piano, and he plays trumpet. Together, they make music. She is Cava Menzies and he is Nick Phillips. In 2014, they gave us an offering entitled “Moment To Moment”, and they have been going strong ever since. I don’t know how they managed to find each other and create such a monumental team, … Continue reading Spotlight – Cava Menzies & Nick Phillips
Spotlight 2/18/20 Tom Harrell
I first heard music by Tom Harrell on jazzradio.com and the first song that I heard just blew me away! The song was Journey To The Stars, with Tom Harrell on the horn, featuring Danny Grissette on piano. That song came from the recording Number Five, released in 2012. Journey To The Stars: Listen on … Continue reading Spotlight 2/18/20 Tom Harrell
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