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New York Is Calling
It’s travel day today. I’ll be on my way to New York to attend the Jazz Connect Conference, APAP, and Winter Jazzfest, see a lot of live shows and make several interviews. It will be good to see a lot of old friends and colleagues again and make new ones. So starting tomorrow, this blog…
Toots Thielemans R.I.P.
In 1962, Toots Thielemans wrote “Bluesette” which has become a standard now. He worked on many film scores, has recorded dozens of albums, has played with Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker and George Shearing in the early 50s and received countless awards. I first heard him on the 1981 Quincy Jones LP “The Dude” on “Velas”,…
New York With Roz, Duane, And Orrin
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Soul Togetherness 2020
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