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Imagine you were given the chance to go back in time and witness four musical events (one each from jazz, blues, classical, and rock history.) What would they be?
I asked this question to Derek Trucks, Rhoda Scott & Randall Bramblett, you can read their responses in my new All About Jazz article: A Question [...]

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The year 1966 was a big one for the Beatles, the Stones, the Sinatra family, the Beach Boy, the Supremes,  Lovin’ Spoonful, and Donovan

Frank Sinatra, Strangers in the Night (no 1966 clip was available, this was about 15 years later.)  The star of the 40’s had the year’s biggest hit, and [...]

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Cassandra Wilson *
Joshua Redman Trio
Maraca “Cuban Lullabies”
The Derek Trucks Band *
Maceo Parker with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
Ledisi
Nancy Wilson “Tribute to Cannonball Adderley” *
with Special Guests Terence Blanchard & Tom Scott
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra (Commission Artist)
Christian McBride Quintet (Artist-In-Residence)
Jamie Cullum *
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride
Herbie Hancock *
Wayne Shorter Quartet *
Kurt Elling “Dedicated [...]

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In Glen Nelson’s history of the Hammond Organ he writes:
“To get a B-3 to a gig, you would probably need a truck or a van to transport it, a dolly or three to four guys to carry it, and then a prayer that you didn’t have to carry it up too many flights of stairs. [...]

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