MAXJAZZ's ongoing Piano Series has featured some very heavy hitters in the keyboard arena: {{Mulgrew Miller = 9406}}, {{Geoffrey Keezer = 8293}}, {{Eric Reed = 10611}}, {{Denny Zeitlin = 2901}} and the inimitable {{Jessica Williams = 11391}}. Add Jeb Patton to the group, a young piano man that holds his own in marvelous company with the release of New Strides...
Is it too early for Christmas Blues? I'll let you decide, but in the mean time and as Christmas rapidly approaches I've started to put together a list of songs over at Blip.fm. As some of you may or may not know my Blip.fm page is > > > http://blip.fm/FitzgeraldKC Marty Stuart – Even Santa Claus Gets the Blues Lisa Layne – Blues for Christmas Canned Heat – Christmas Blues...
This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride , who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video made for the band's record label - a clip that, alas, has had the embedding feature disabled - Inside Straight was formed as an acoustic...
Eric Reed Musicale >>>> Download Musicale <<<< artist: Eric Reed album: Musicale Tracklist: 1 Black as in Buhaina mp3 2 Longhairs Rumba mp3 3 Cosa Nostra (Our Thing) mp3 4 Frogs Legs mp3 5 Scandal I mp3 6 Pete and Repeat mp3 7 A Love Divine mp3 8 Baby Sis mp3 9 Scandal II mp3 10 Shug mp3 11 Upper Wess Side mp3 12 Scandal III mp3 13 No Sadness No Pain mp3 14 Blues to Come mp3
Eight foot high cross on Sunrise Mountain in the Mojave National Preserve. Below, cross is covered during court fight. Lower photo by Eric Reed.Veterans' memorial at Mojave National Preserve:Supreme Court hears challenge to eight-foot crossThe ACLU argued that the cross is the predominant symbol of Christianity and should not be treated as a single, favored religious symbol.By Ted McLaughlin /
Only 125 seats, but for five tunes, you can have a front-row perch here. Of course there are no bad seats. I’ve been to the Vanguard four times in 25 years, to hear Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Bill Charlap and Eric Reed. Once after I hadn’t been there for a long time, I fretted unduly [...]
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: * Starting, as usual, with some Miles Davis -related news, it seems that Concord Music Group will be releasing Miles Davis & Sonny...
Mary Flood notes that while we still don’t have a nominee for US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, we at least now have a list of finalists. The committee met with the four folks whose names were sent by the Democratic Congressional delegation for U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas – * Eric Reed [...]
After several years playing electric jazz and fusion, which culminated in an epic three disc live album, bassist Christian McBride shifted gears and returned to straight up acoustic jazz with in a quartet he calls Inside Straight with Eric Reed on piano, Steve Wilson on alto saxophone, Warren Wolf on vibraphone and Carl Allen on drums. McBride states that his goal for this project was to find solid...
KIND OF BROWN THE NEW CD BY BASSIST-BANDLEADER CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE WITH HIS NEW QUINTET, INSIDE STRAIGHT OUT TODAY ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS "[Inside Straight] favors an in-the-tradition acoustic vibe and an attractive melange of blues forms, hummable originals stocked with meaty harmonies and sturdy improvisations that stick to the point." --Detroit Free Press"McBride's quintet dubbed Inside...
The lineup for the SFJazz fall season could once again pass for a U.N. attendance sheet, boasting artists from all corners of the globe. Kicking off on Oct. 10 with an all-star celebration of Thelonious Monk's birthday with pianist Eric Reed, the 27th annual...
Randall Kline, the Executive and Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast—today announced the complete artist line-up for the 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival will begin with a celebration of Thelonious Monk’s Birthday with pianist Eric Reed on October 10. The season continues through November 21 and includes...
Featured performers during the 2009-10 season at Jazz at the Bistro will include (clockwise from top left) Christian McBride, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Garrett, Joey DeFrancesco and Alyssa Graham . Jazz St. Louis has announced the 2009-10 season schedule for Jazz at the Bistro , and as one might expect in tough economic times, there's an emphasis on familiar musicians who have drawn crowds to the club...
AP Photo/Eric Reed Near the summit of the Cajon Pass, which reaches 4,100 feet, June gloom fog may be the culprit in a chain reaction crash that has involved up to 50 cars, reports the Associated Press . "There was like three, four big-rigs, a couple cars accordioned in between them. In all between the three accidents, 50 cars-plus," said one driver who zig zagged through the mess that began...
Jello Biafra is back in the recording studio. A longtime leader in the punk and alternative rock scenes, who first rose to fame as Dead Kennedys lead singer and songwriter, Biafra - the stage name of Eric Reed Boucher - has become as well known for his...
Eric Reed Musicale >>>> Download Musicale <<<< artist: Eric Reed album: Musicale Tracklist: 1 Black as in Buhaina mp3 2 Longhairs Rumba mp3 3 Cosa Nostra (Our Thing) mp3 4 Frogs Legs mp3 5 Scandal I mp3 6 Pete and Repeat mp3 7 A Love Divine mp3 8 Baby Sis mp3 9 Scandal II mp3 10 Shug mp3 11 Upper Wess Side mp3 12 Scandal III mp3 13 No Sadness No Pain mp3 14 Blues to Come mp3 15 Black as in Buhaina...