All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jazz legends David Sanborn, Cassandra Wilson and Joe Sample are set to take the stage during the 5th Annual "Jazz in the Gardens" hosted by #1 rated, nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner, Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st at Sun Life Stadium (formerly Dolphin Stadium), 2269 Dan Marino Blvd, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056. Internationally-known and well-respected, these...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
mondegreen \MON-di-green\, noun: A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard. Mondegreen was coined by Sylvia Wright, US writer, from the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad. Street Creep A new perjorative term for Wall Street executives who raked in huge bonuses while plunging the world into economic chaos....
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Winners in Bold Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental Album * Urbanus - Stefon Harris & Blackout * Sounding Point - Julian Lage * At World's Edge - Philippe Saisse * Big Neighborhood - Mike Stern * 75 - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate Best Jazz Vocal Album * No Regrets - Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample) * Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman - Kurt Elling...
NEWS HOUNDER (Free subscription) | 01/30/2010
Lalah Hathaway via last.fm Donyll Hathaway: (born on December 16, 1968)[1] best known as Lalah Hathaway is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and classically trained vocalist Eulaulah. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released her self-titled album, Lalah Hathaway. The album’s first single was “Heaven Knows,” produced by Derek Bramble....
Bye Bye Big Guy (Free subscription) | 01/24/2010
The first month of the New Year is almost over and I’m bored with my current playlist already. So I set out to tweak my playlists for February. In doing so I decided to take a multi-playlist approach. In the past I would create a few generic playlist such as Workout 1 and Gym Songs [...]
The Garlic (Free subscription) | 12/28/2009
Well, we let the day get away from us today. We hope you had a great Christmas Holiday, as we did on this end, busy few days, that it was. In the event your Christmas didn't go very well, perhaps, a family member, or two, over-indulged, maybe things got a little rowdy, and you found yourself longing for a good, old-fashion Christmas celebration ... Your drunken, loutish family members would be on-the-money,...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) * Urbanus Stefon Harris & Blackout [Concord Jazz] * Sounding Point Julian Lage [Emarcy/Decca] * At World's Edge Philippe Saisse [E1 Music] * Big Neighborhood Mike Stern [Heads Up International] * 75 Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate [Heads Up International] Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Meet Johnny j Rivera: Johnny (j) Rivera is a guitarist/songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and vocalist originally from Southern California, currently living in Las Vegas Nevada. He's been writing songs most his life. Some of his influences range from Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Heatwave, Steely Dan, {{Larry Carlton = 5539}}, {{Robben Ford = 6767}}, Paul Jackson Jr, Joe Sample, Donnie Hathaway,...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Eric Clapton: Chapter 26.
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Eric Clapton: Chapter 25.
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
The Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell (1975) Asylum Records “In France They Kiss on Main Street”, “The Jungle Line”, “Edith and the Kingpin”, “Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow”, “Shades of Scarlett Conquering”, “The Hissing of Summer Lawns”, “The Boho Dance”, “Harry’s House/Centerpiece”, “Sweet...
trading as wdr (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The Crusaders with Joe Sample at the piano, and his own composition, Melodies of Love.
Neverending Rainbow (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
I wonder if Willie Nelson knows how many records he’s had released under his name over the years. Whatever the number it’s been increased by 2 in the past couple of weeks. On American Classic , Willie dips back into the “great American songbook” one more time for a tasteful (sometimes a bit too tasteful and subdued) stroll through a dozen classic tunes. Nelson is a consummate...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
All About Jazz is celebrating Wilton Felder's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Wilton FelderWilton Felder - saxophone Wilton Felder is well known to jazz fans as the saxophonist and composer who spent some thirty years playing, along with Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, and Wayne Henderson in the phenomenally successful Crusaders... more...
The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
Only $25: Your personally autographed photo of Chuck Baldwin . This signed photo (sample below) of Dr. Chuck Baldwin is available for a donation of $25.00 (per photo; so, for example, if you donate $50.00, we will send you 2 photos, etc.). I guess he had a problem with people downloading his photo without paying, and then framing it. So he had to put that big SAMPLE stamp on it. I can't blame him,...
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