Tag Archives: jazz

Saturday video break: How High The Moon

Didn’t get my act together in time to post a video last week – sorry about that. This Saturday we get a little jazzy with the great Charlie Parker: If you’re a sax player, then Charlie Parker is one of … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Birdland

Time for some jazz, which in the 70’s was often married with funk. Here’s the standard of that type and that era, “Birdland”, originally by The Weather Report: Was there a high school jazz band in the 80s that didn’t … Continue reading

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Jazzing it up

A little plug for my alma mater. KRTU knows how to throw a public party. The Trinity University radio station kicked off a yearlong celebration of the arts in general and jazz in particular Sunday afternoon and evening at the … Continue reading

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Friday random ten – A little jazz break

I still have a few entries to go in the Rolling Stone Top 500 list, but I wanted to take a break from it this week for a small diversion. I recently played the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take 5” as … Continue reading

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