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Jazz Continuity: The Great Geri Allen
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Sunday, February 22, 2009. The Great Geri Allen. As you can see, I rarely update this blog. When I do, it's because I get a feeling about a musician that is so overwhelming that I am inspired to write. Well, tonight, that feeling is provided by Geri Allen. Mind you, I just finished listening to the great Andrew Hill, but it is another pianist that is inspiring me to write at the moment. As a side note, I'll never forget the day that I was jogging in New York City's Upper West Side, along Broadway, and wh...
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Jazz Continuity: Redemption for the Atlanta Jazz Festival! (An open letter to the Atlanta Jazz Festival)
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Monday, June 6, 2011. Redemption for the Atlanta Jazz Festival! An open letter to the Atlanta Jazz Festival). Honorable Kasim Reed, Mayor. Camille Russell Love, Director. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. Atlanta Jazz Festival Staff:. Nnena U. Nchege. Grant Development Officer (Sponsorships). Project Supervisor, Art in Education. Project Supervisor, Contracts for Arts Services. A couple of years ago, I wrote an open letter to the Atlanta Jazz Festival. The festival featured local youth/school j...
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Jazz Continuity: The Enjoyment of Jazz Music
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Sunday, March 22, 2009. The Enjoyment of Jazz Music. The key to jazz enjoyment is recognizing the individuality of the muisicians involved. Before really getting into jazz, I, like a lot of others, thought that " all jazz sounds alike. Right now, I am listening to "The Apartment". Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (or NHØP. Because his name is so damned long! And then.there's. Long Tall Dexter! My belief is that no one- - absolutely no one. Swung as hard as Dexter did. In fact, has Dexter ever not swung?
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Jazz Continuity: The "Smooth Jazz" Debate
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Monday, July 4, 2011. The "Smooth Jazz" Debate. In 1964, United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, in his opinion regarding the alleged obscene nature of a French film called Les Amants. In the case of Jacobellis v. Ohio,. Wrote the following statement:. I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it. Know it when I hear it.
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Jazz Continuity: I LOVE JAZZ MUSIC, BUT....
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012. I LOVE JAZZ MUSIC, BUT. Jazz music, in my mind, is the ultimate music out there. Like I said—my mind—I am not trying to make that decision for anyone else. You do what you do and like what you like—it's all good. We all know who the mainstream musicians are whom get all the attention.some obvious names include Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Sonny Rollins, etc., not to mention musicians who are no longer with us.you know the names. So, next tim...
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Jazz Continuity: Atlanta Jazz Festival--A jazz festival in name only? (An open letter to the Atlanta Jazz Festival)
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Monday, May 25, 2009. Atlanta Jazz Festival- A jazz festival in name only? An open letter to the Atlanta Jazz Festival). To Atlanta Jazz Festival Staff:. Alonzo Craig, Festival Manager. Manager, Performing Arts Division. David N. Mitchell. Manager, Public Relations and Sponsorship Development. Project Supervisor, Music Festival Programs. Project Supervisor, Art in Education. Project Supervisor, Contracts for Arts Services. This letter is written with the hope that, in the future, the City of Atlanta pres...
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Jazz Continuity: Horace Silver!
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Saturday, December 5, 2009. Listening to Horace Silver is simply an amazing aural experience! The man has an incredible feel for 'The Music' as Amiri Baraka calls it. Is there a more complete musician out there? If you submit and allow the music to move you, then you will definitely be better off for it. The music of Horace Silver is definitely music for the mind, body and the soul! This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. December 20, 2009 at 11:57 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).