]Hi All, Some of you might know I'm the box office supervisor at Scullers, so at the end of the work day, I get to pop right into the club and hear some outstanding music. Such was the case last week. Drummer Ralph Peterson was celebrating Art Blakey's 99th birthday and he had an all-star alumni ban...

Happy birthday Gerald "The Wig" Wiggins, born May 12 1922

Have both of the new Getz releases. Really happy to see (and hear) all the good stuff Resonance is releasing. Who would have thought 20 years ago we would be listening to these gems? Speaking of Getz, just unearthed from the basement, my vinyl of Focus.

We had the good fortune here in Boston of having both Benny Green's and Bill Charlap's trios at Scullers Jazz Club within the last year. Just outstanding. Benny has performed at Scullers 2 years in a row and I'm crossing my fingers for year 3! In the meantime, excited to hear Anat Cohen this week at...

Hey All - I'm the box office supervisor at Scullers and thought that from time to time, I'd post what's going on/might be of interest at Scullers: - This coming Friday evening, Boston's own Eric Jackson of WGBH-FM radio will be at Scullers hosting Fourplay's 10 p.m. show. You can listen in the Bosto...

Sorry I am late to the party...congratulations to you and Patti!

Looking forward to having East Bay Soul back in 'da house at Scullers this coming Friday. Scullers is closed in July and Fourplay will be the last group to perform on June 27/28 before the month long hiatus. One show I'm really looking forward to on August 15 is Delfeayo Marsalis, John Clayton and M...

I'm the Box Office Supervisor at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston and we had Roy and his group in for two nights earlier this year and no matter what he is doing or going through in his personal life, it sure hasn't affected his brilliant playing/performances. Roy and the band were on fire both nights a...

Check out Anderson's recording, "A Blues One." I believe this one is with Ray Drummond and Billy Higgins.

Ron, I would have been happy to do that for you; so sorry I didn't think of it myself!

Marla

When I first purchased my 1992 Honda Civic standard shift, I couldn't even drive it from the dealership to my house - thank goodness for friends. Two of my dear friends took on the thankless job of teaching me how to drive a standard shift and I forever earned the nickname of "Leapin' Lena.&quo...

I am about 1/2 way through my autographed :-) copy of Gary's book and loving it. Yes, there's all the great road/life stories and lots of honesty about his path to becoming a musician and all the fantatic stories about Gary as a musician over the years. I'm trying to be as vague as possible so as no...

Ron,

Thanks; that is some ugly stuff regarding Starbucks and while we do always try to buy other brands, maybe we need to think about stopping completely.

Marla

Forgot about Peets...thanks, we LOVE Peets' French Roast, too! Didn't know that Starbucks did that. Do you mean they put smaller, "Mom and Pop" type coffee places out of business?

Marla

It is OK to hate me :D but our household looooves Starbucks French or Italian Roast. When we can get to Trader Joe's, they have a much less expensive and almost as good French Roast offering. Also, believe it or not, Gevalia now has a line of coffees that are really good and yes, we really enjoy the...

Thanks for starting this, Ron. I am the Box Office Supervisor at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. This coming Friday evening, we have Terence Blanchard. Speaking of trumpeters, we have Jason Palmer coming to the club on Weds, Aug 28. Here's some add'l performances I'm looking forward to: Aug 29 at 8 p....

Hey all, Marla Kleman. Been a jazz fan since about the age of 11 and that's a long time ago! ;) Currently, I am fortunate in my work gig in that I am the Box Office Supervisor at Scullers Jazz Club, so when I want to, I walk down one flight of steps and get to listen to some of the greatest music on...

Way to hard for me to pick just one big band as a favorite, though I loved the Buddy Rich Big Band to pieces, both for the way Buddy swung the band and the great musicians that worked for him...oh, and the writers/arrangers. Then, I loved Woody's 60s band, too, with Nistico, Pierce, the great trumpe...