This is unbelievably weird! RIP x 2. Signe Anderson of Jefferson Airplane dies It sure is! Thanks, Brooks. And they died not only on the same date but at the same age, 74. Here's an AP obit for her via the New York Times: Signe Anderson, Jefferson Airplane Singer, Dies at 74 R.I.P.  

Happy Birthday, . . .





Lil Hardin Armstrong
February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971




Bob Stewart
February 3, 1945
 

  Festival website: http://bigearsfestival.com/ http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1499/24599618032_e46eb64b6a_o.jpg In 2010,   Rolling Stone wrote that "Big Ears is arguably the classiest, most diverse festival in the country." Festival founder and curator Ashley Capps recently told Rolling Sto...

This is actually a better Obit from the SF Chron because it's written by long-time local music critic, Joel Selvin. Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner dies at 74 Thanks! I honestly haven't heard a thing that Paul has done in the last 30 years, but obviously his passing brings back a lot of memories....

https://food52.com/contests/410-your-best-appetizer-to-share-with-friends (This is just a screenshot.) http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1575/24686213536_4e8cdbaa5c_o.jpg Done. 8-) A vote went through only after I registered for the site; before that, the screen would just gray out when I vo...

   https://www.facebook.com/GraceSlickOfficial/ http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1667/24393800390_79abcf62db_o.jpg http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jefferson-Airplane-s-Paul-Kantner-dies-at-74-6791483.php http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1473/24322227249_646841d446_o.jpg Paul Kantner, one of the giants o...

 


With 24 photos (and now the correct spelling of "Jazzfest" in the headline). Just a link this time—

http://jazztimes.com/articles/171543-nyc-winter-jazz-fest-2016-comprehensive-coverage
 

Happy Birthday, . . .





Steve Potts
January 21, 1943
 

http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1556/23858084674_1a35aaa7c5_o.jpg Trumpeter Ralph Alessi’s ECM leader debut — 2013’s Baida — was the album where “everything came together for him,” according to Nate Chinen in a JazzTimes profile. “Without abandoning his yen for oppositional energies, it’s a beautifull...

  Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street New York, NY 10014 http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1514/24447598676_d93ee5763a_o.jpg Sources: A post by Sound It Out concert series on a Facebook events page A post by Ethan Iverson , one of the seven pianists, on his blog Do The Math  

http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1580/24387367111_8dc705b8b2_o.jpg Glenn Frey, the guitarist and singer who was a founding member of the Eagles, died Monday [January 18, 2016] in New York City, the band said in a statement. He was 67. Frey died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerati...

 
Festival website: http://sanjosejazz.org/winter-fest/

the JazzTimes article
 

  Festival website: http://miamibeachjazz.com Tickets (for Saturday, January 30): http://tickets.olympiatheater.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=139 (The Tickets links on the website might not work for you.) Among the performers at the concert on Saturday, January 30: a trio led by JT m...

Mon Jul 13, 2015 — Two posts (one by Ron and one by me) containing videos of three versions of Chega de Saudade / No More Blues . I think we need another one! 8-) @ AVO Session Basel 2010 Eliane Elias — piano, vocal | Rubens de La Corte — guitar | Marc Johnson — bass | Rafael Barata — d...

http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1627/24320209065_21c60fbce2_o.jpg The article continues at great length on this page, which also contains related features and links to many other related features: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/arts/music/david-bowie-dies-at-69.html I wasn't a David Bowie fan i...

At Amazon:
       Avishai Cohen—Into The Silence
       Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus—The Distance
 

I could never top my 2015 birthday greeting, so once again,



(Go, Calgary Flames!)
 

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There are a number of efforts under way on the part of committed KPLU listeners to try and hold off the transfer and find an alternative solution (see savekplu.org for an overview), but it will likely be a difficult process, and need to be executed on a short time scale.     http://c2.staticflickr....

 
A thread in JT's forum Jazz News/R.I.P.:

Paul Bley: November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016 — R.I.P.



R.I.P.
 

 

Thank you, Ralf. Several websites have quoted an "official" announcement and added that more coverage will follow. At http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/jazzblog/r-i-p-paul-bley is this article (which has been updated several times and whose headline now reads simply "R...

Natalie was one of those rare artists who embraced multiple genres with style and grace. I never considered her a jazz artist per se, but she had jazz sensibilities, without question. An obit that I read somewhere (at JazzTimes.com?) said that---unbeknownst to me---she'd recorded two ja...

Looks like the Jazz Police decided Natalie Cole doesn't belong here. Sad. :( June, there are comments about her passing in the Natalie Cole thread , which in fact is in one of JT's jazz-related forums, Jazztalk Central, not in Other Music. But please remember, the roles here aren't supposed...