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Friday, November 7th, 2008Being interested in jazz music, I was knowledgeable of Charlie Parker’s existence. However, also being a newbie to jazz, I never really got around to exploring his music until very recently. It went like this: I was reading Miles Davis’s autobiography, and as many of you jazz afficionados already know, Miles got his start playing […]
Let My Children Hear Music: The Genius of Charles Mingus
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Charles Mingus is often seen as simply a jazz bass player. While it’s true that the bass was his instrument of choice, referring to him as just a bass player is not enough. You see, Charles Mingus (Or, as afficionados often refer to him, Mingus) was an innovative composer and bandleader, and played the piano, […]
The Beatles!!!
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Hey everyone, so I know I write a lot about jazz, but I need to talk about another great group that has proven to be highly influential and successful…None other than The Beatles. You see, I was looking through my web stats the other day, and it turns out that about half of the web […]
Letters Make Words
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Being the music lover that I am, I tend to like to hang out with musicians. Today, I would like to present to you Letters Make Words. OK, they don’t have anything out on vinyl (yet), but they do have a great alternative-pop-rock sound. Letters Make Words is fronted by sisters Nadia and Naomi. The […]
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