Category Archives: Jazz

Someone on the SOTW forum turned me on to James Carter’s ‘Chasing the Gypsy‘. I’ve been listening to it all week and just loving the old school bass sax stylings of this CD. I’ve been playing against the CD, especially … Continue reading →

National Public Radio‘s JazzSet does a nice write-up of saxophonist Michael Brecker. "Among the most influential musicians in jazz since the 1960s." (New York Times) "Michael Brecker’s death in January robs jazz of one of our most important musicians, recognized … Continue reading →

I have been toying with the idea of joining the band wagon and getting nice videos of some of the various bands that I play with. Right now I have anyone available take the movie and then another guy translate … Continue reading →

Steve Marcus is a roaring player! There is some Buddy Rich footage of him on YouTube. He should be mentioned with Liebman,Grossman and those guys. He takes a solo here and here. Weep, gnash your teeth, cheer, enjoy…

The Dissonance xTet is as I like to say is where x equals the number of players who show up. Usually there is only one pratice and we pick some nice charts to work on before we join again to … Continue reading →

As a jazz saxophonist, of little repute, I enjoy finding a riff in a solo and running with it. To me it provides context and can make the solo ride just that much more fun. In jazz, solo’s are rarely … Continue reading →

Every once in a while you hear a song that is so beautiful it haunts you. For the last two weeks it has been Maceo Parker’s "Blues for Shorty Bill" off of his ’93 album ‘Southern Exposure‘. It makes me … Continue reading →