One of my photos is currently taking part is a photo exhibit at the Long Island Photo Gallery in Islip New York. It will be on display until the 19th of December.
Published!!! /
Two of my photos of Long Island's own The Interplay Jazz Orchestra was published in JazzEd Magazine's October Issue. Written is an excellent article about the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook New York. Every jazz aficionado will love the history inside the Jazz Loft, from the memorabilia to the photographs an excellent place to spend the afternoon before some cool jazz later that evening. You can check out the Interplay Jazz Orchestra at the Jazz Loft 10/27/16 you will not be disappointed.
http://www.thejazzloft.org/
Happy Birthday Mr. Coltrane /
Born this day celebrating what would have been his 90th birthday was John Coltrane. As far as “Idols” in jazz music he was my first. I remember one day sitting outside on my friends “stoop” listening to a jazz radio station when I when i first heard the intro to the ballad “My One and Only Love” I knew nothing of chord changes, scales or any theory at that time, but there was something about how the song was put together. The Interplay between the Coltrane and Johnny Hartman was magic. I love listening to this song then and every time since then it just seemed perfect. Maybe that’s why that album is the only one he did with a singer. He got it right that first time and knew there was nothing to add or improve upon. That was one of the first jazz album’s I bought and one of the first five Cd’s I bought years later also. I love listening to his solo’s especially on the song “Impressions.” When people here him solo, they say he’s chasing the “Trane” myself I always thought the feeling he was chasing was like trying to catch smoke, that emotion that always seemed to slip thru his fingers. John Coltrane was the reason why when my middle school asked me to learn the Tenor Saxophone I agreed. Even though I don’t play Saxophone now, the sound of his tenor reminds me of those days in school. John Coltrane's sound has inspired countless of up and coming saxophonist to chase the trane.
In Dix Hills, Long Island the Friends of the Coltrane Home Working Committee is an organization dedicated to restoring John Coltrane's home that he lived in when he wrote his masterpiece "A Love Supreme"
The Coltrane Home will be a learning and research center that provides an interactive archive of the Coltrane's and jazz and other music within a restoration of the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Long Island, NY. It will provide programs, training and outreach within the community and region to further the appreciation of the Coltrane’s legacy and social importance of his music.
I want to be a force for real good, In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good. J.Coltrane
Happy Birthday Mr. Klugh /
This is only a some sample of the accolades bestowed on Earl Klugh. He's one of my favorite guitarist.
“Mr. Klugh is a guitarist with impeccable technique...” - Nate Chinen, The New York Times
“Klugh is a guitar wizard…” - Siddhartha Mitter, The Boston Globe
“...Klugh is a master of nylon acoustic guitar and fingerstyle technique.” - Downbeat
“The guitarist’s skills are virtuosic. ...His indelible ear for clearly executed melodies reveals a musician of exceptional caliber.” - Sam Prestianni, Jazziz
“Few players of his generation ��” or any generation ��” have built such universally successful careers. Perhaps only two come to mind ��” Chet Atkins and George Benson, both of whom Klugh befriended and recorded and performed with.” ��” Adam Levy, Acoustic Guitar
“Earl Klugh, one of the nation’s great jazz acoustic guitarists.” - Jerry Fink, The Las Vegas Sun
“Klugh…is a leading knight of the acoustic guitar and has put together a familiar sound that is soft, but never lapses into the dreaded land of the smooth.” - Bob Karlovits, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review
“…jazzman Earl Klugh played the national anthem for us on acoustic guitar - Sublime…” - Roger Friedman, FOX News Correspondent, on Earl’s performance at the 2nd annual Recording Arts Day on Capitol Hill
“Earl [Klugh] stands shoulder to shoulder with the legends of solo guitar...While most know the Grammy winning artist from his highly successful smooth jazz recordings, he is also one of the greatest solo players to have ever picked up the instrument.” - Bill Piburn, fingerstylereview.com and Fingerstyle Guitar
Long Beach Jazz Fest 2016 /
The Fourteenth Annual Jazz Festival in The City By The Sea. The Long Beach Jazz Fest has become a late summer annual destination for some of the world’s top Jazz musicians. The main performances will be held at the Long Beach Public Library with performances held at various locations around Long Beach. The Festival will kick-off on Thursday September 15th at 7pm in the Long Beach Public Library with more than 100 musicians following through the weekend ending September 18th. Here are some of the musicians that will be performing: Edmar Castaneda, Steve Adelson, Bryan Carrott, Andrea Tierra, Jorge Glem, Kerry Kearney, Chieli Minucci, Bob Lepley, Frank Bellucci, Charlie Hunter, Nydia Liberty Mata, Alex Blake, George Grey, Matt Wilson, Ted Rosenthal, Muriel Anderson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Martin Pizzarell, Ed Laub, Schuyler Deale, Lionel Cordew, Bakithi Kumalo Band (Bassist from Paul Simon), The Dean Brown Band. For more information for location and times go to www.longbeachjazzfest.com
Happy Birthday Mr. Evans /
Happy Birthday to one of the most influential jazz pianist. A jazz master in his own right, he has played with some of the best mmusicians in jazz. Many of his LP's are regarded as jazz classics. I like editing photographs to his recently released vinyl "Some Other Time"
Mala & good news /
I saw an excellent show by the Mala Waldron Quartet last night at the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook. Mostly original tunes but she did a tune by her dad also the late great Mal Waldron.
& the good news...
I spoke with the president of the Jazz Loft, and I was offered the opportunity to display my some of my potos there in the near future. I hope to get this done before years end.
Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell /
Duke Ellington called him his favorite guitarist. It's, not hard to understand why after listening to him.
