Okayama Two Step
April 10, 2020
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Facts Don’t Matter
April 8, 2020
Interval Matrix
April 1, 2020
Horace Silver, “The St. Vitus Dance” solo
January 20, 2020
Five Fingers Of Fury, Kenny Kirkland “Black Nile” solo
October 14, 2019
Elvin Jones, Carla Bley, Dizzy Gillespie, Jeff Watts, Charles Fambrough, Chico Freeman, the Marsalis brothers, Angela Bofill, Youssou N’Dour, Sting, Kenny Garrett, … the list goes on and on. the quality and variety of the above artists, all of who were associated professionally with Kirkland is a testament to his
Joe Henderson, “Joshua” solo
September 21, 2019
I can still remember the first time i heard Joe Henderson’s playing. Some 20 years ago when i was a college student living in a dormitory, i was in my room listening to some music. i won’t mention what it was- i’ll just say that it was music that many
Ralph Moore, “Skylark” solo
September 21, 2019
Tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore always impresses with his rock solid technique, a darkly brilliant sound and consistently inventive improvising. i’ve been a big fan of Moore since hearing his session, Images featuring trumpeter Terence Blanchard and pianist Benny Green. with his rendering of “Skylark” from his Savoy recording, Who Is
Booker Little, “Booker’s Blues” solo
September 21, 2019
Booker Little, like Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro, was a young trumpeter who left us before he realized his full potential. but in the time he was here, he left us with several awesome examples of his compositional genuis and deeply moving improvisations. by the time he passed at the