RIP Woodstock 2019. A short while back I did a post on my 20 favorite guitarists. Since I play guitar, maybe I had an inside advantage. That doesn’t make my taste or my decisions any more valid than yours. Just that my ability to play … Continue reading My 20 Favorite Drummers
Wikipedia: “Tony Williams was born in Chicago and grew up in Boston. He studied with drummer Alan Dawson at an early age and began playing professionally at the age of 13 with saxophonist Sam Rivers. At 17 Williams gained attention by joining Miles Davis in what was later … Continue reading Tony Williams Lifetime
As reported earlier, a while back I did a “blogger’s playlist” wherein I requested and compiled a playlist o’ tunes from anybody who wanted to play. We had so much fun with this I decided to do a Volume 2. This one’s got 40 tunes … Continue reading Bowie to Beck – The Blogger’s Playlist (vol. 2) Revealed
All you need to know about British jazz-rock guitarist John McLaughlin is that he has won just about every major poll and award, is on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Guitarists list and has been referred to at various times by both Jeff Beck and Pat Metheny … Continue reading Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Wilbur Theater is an old performing arts venue in Boston’s theater district. It seats about 1,000 people or so and is one of those places that has stopped showing plays to pretty much focus on music and comedy. Last time I was there, just about … Continue reading Concert Review – Dixie Dregs – Wilbur Theater, Boston
I last wrote about guitar whiz Al di Meola a while back when I spoke about his tune “Mediterranean Sundance.” I mentioned there that he has been a force in jazz and fusion since at least the early ’70’s when he was a member of … Continue reading Concert Review – Al di Meola at the Tupelo (NH) Music Hall
This started out as a post about three different songs by three different artists. But I found Ponty’s music so compelling and I’ve written about him so little (i.e., not at all) that I figured it was about time I gave him some space. “Trying … Continue reading Jean-Luc Ponty
They stab it with their steely knives But they just can’t kill the beast —-Eagles in “Hotel California” as a nod to Steely Dan’s mention in their song “Everything You Did.” As you know, we lost Walter Becker last year. The guy’s contribution as guitarist, … Continue reading Mr. Steely and Mr. Dan – Swing out to Lake Nostalgia
News from up the street, she’s people I’d like to meet – Dan Hicks. From time to time, other bloggers will mention a song to me, sometimes in the comment section. Or I’ll find one on their site that I think deserves wider exposures. I … Continue reading News From Up the Street
The Dixie Dregs formed while several of its members were attending the University of Miami in the early 1970’s. I’m not sure exactly what the status of that school is musically today, but in the ’70’s it was a hotbed of jazz greatness. Keyboardist Bruce … Continue reading Dixie Dregs
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