Jazz World Mourns Loss of Max RoachLegendary jazz percussionist Max Roach is dead at 83. Having been associated with greats such as Duke Ellington and Dizzie Gillespie, the self-taught musician wowed audiences throughout the world.When I was busy worshipping jazz trumpet players in college, I didn't pay too much attention to the non-trumpeters with a few exceptions. Max Roach was one of them. When...
Friday, August 17, 2007
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Friday, August 10, 2007
I know I've passed this video around to some, but I can't help it. I've been watching it at least every other day for the past month. It's the Tower of Power at the 2006 Montreaux Jazz Festival playing their signature tune "What Is Hip," featuring Carlos Santana on guitar. Now, Carlos isn't a funk guitarist. You'll notice he goes 8 bars trying to play in the style of the tune; it was a'ight. ...
I'm playing hookey from work today. Hey, it's been a hard week. Summer's usually a cakewalk, but I've been de facto covering for my boss. Not officially, mind you. But with the boss on vacation for two weeks, all of a sudden I've supposedly turned into the answer man. Hey, I'm not bitching. I kept trying to tell people that it's like those old Star Trek episodes where all the senior officers...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnateJane Macartney in BeijingTibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and deeply Buddhist people.As Neil Gaiman said, "That trick never work...
Jimmy Olsen: Ass constantly saved by Superman.Harry Potter: Ass constantly saved by Hermione, Dumbledore, Snape, Sirius, Lupin, Moody, Tonks, Hagrid, Dobby, Kreacher, Oliver Wood, Colin Creevey, Stan Shunpike, the bartender at the Leaky Cauldron and this guy he just met down the pub last week.ADVANTAGE: Ols...
Sunday, August 05, 2007
You scored as William Wordsworth, You’re poet is William Wordsworth. English Romantic poet and poet-laureate, whose “Lyrical Ballads” (1798), first published anonymously with contributions by his friend Coleridge, marked an important turning point in the history of English literature. Other works include “I...
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
powered by frazy.comSome of you are looking as some of those latest acquisitions and saying, "Oh, he's finally moved into the 21st century...but wait...is that CHICAGO XI? Jeeze, that album is almost as old as he is. And, doesn't he have that one, 'cause he damn sure has all the others?" Actually, a CD copy...
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