Every so often something comes along on the Internet and it hits you that “this is big.” Amazon, YouTube, Google, and podcasting are cases in point. Recently I had the same sensation when I happened upon INDABA MUSIC.
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Indaba Music – Changes Everything
Posted in Derek Trucks - News, Music, Uncategorized, tagged Indaba on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Women in Jazz – a sampling
Posted in Jazz, Music, Uncategorized, tagged drums, female musicians, guitar, Organ, women in jazz on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
West Coast “Cool Jazz” – Whites Guys Can Jump
Posted in Jazz, Music, Uncategorized, tagged Cool Jazz, Eugene Wright, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Time Out on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is no denying it, without Africans jazz, blues, and rock & roll would not exist. Given the history of racism in America it’s easy to understand why some black musicians resented whites playing jazz.
Although Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musician to make the cover of Time, the choice of Dave Brubeck as [...]
Derek Trucks in Japan
Posted in Blues, Derek Trucks - News, Jazz, Music, Uncategorized, tagged audio, Japan, tapers, Tokyo on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In late November 2007 the Derek Trucks Band did a tour in Japan. These shows haven’t received the attention they deserve on www.archive.org, so I thought I’d present some of my favorite moments.
My Jimi Hendrix Experience 2008 – 40 = 1968
Posted in Jimi Hendrix, Music, Rock, Uncategorized, tagged 1968, DC, Hilton Hotel Ballroom, Jimi Hendrix, live, Washinton on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In 2007 Jimi Hendrix was voted the number 1 guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone. Without question such polls are silly enough anyway, but at a minimum this should have been The Top 100 Blues/Rock Guitarists of all Time.
Jeff Healey, an extraordinary guitarist, dies at age 41
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Uncategorized, tagged blind guitarist, Canadian, Jeff Healey on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Very sad news today, the Canadian blues/rock guitarist Jeff Healey lost his battle with cancer.
CLAPTON’S INCREDIBLE CAREER
Posted in Blues, Eric Clapton, Music, Uncategorized, tagged B. B. King, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Derek Trucks, George Harrison, Hiram Bullock, John Lee Hooker, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Ringo Starr, Robert Cray, Santana, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sheryl Crow & Eric Clapton – Merry Christmas Baby (1999)
In my mind, Ray Charles and Eric Clapton have much in common. Two absolute music legends who transcend labels. They both shared the stage with an extraordinary array of performers, often adding an unforgettable quality to [...]
Charlie Parker in the News – in case you missed it
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the NYTimes:
Like so many celebrated New Yorkers Parker came from somewhere else. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Aug. 29, 1920, and began his musical career across the state line in Kansas City, Mo., during the waning days of its biggest nightlife boom. The depth of that experience will be a principal [...]
