Latest Spins: CDs I Like
So much music, so little time.Here's a quick list of several CDs I've been enjoying lately:Pat Metheny with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez, Day Trip (Nonesuch) - Guitar great Metheny, prolific bassist McBride and Sanchez, the regular PM Group ...
CBC 58: Steve Rodby interview
This week’s episode features an interview with jazz bass legend Steve Rodby. Rodby has played bass on every Pat Metheny Group record since 1980, co-produced the group’s last five albums and won 10 Grammy Awards with the group. He has to...
Tuesday Trivia: Common Bonds
Here is the latest installment of Tuesday trivia. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to figure out what specific thing the 4 examples (all related to TV, movies, or music) have in common. If you want hints for any of them, let me know...
New arrivals
Two from 55 RecordsRoberta Gambarini & Hank Jones / Lush LifeEagerly awaited second CD by the brightest new star of jazz singing today is an intimate duo album with the piano master Hank Jones. If you liked her Grammy-nominated debut CD Easy to L...
Pat Metheney Mp3 and Transcription(And Then I Knew)
Pat Metheny, one of the prominent jazz guitarist of the era, highly versatile in many styles of music. He studied only one semester in the University of Miami, but was straightaway offered a teaching position. Working with pianist Lyle Mays in the Pa...
Kenny Burrell's 75th Birthday Celebration
Guitar legend and educator Kenny Burrell turned 75 on July 31st of this year. He's had a nearly 30 year association with UCLA as a performing artist, professor and now, head of the jazz studies program. (The photos were taken at a concert on May 19,...
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