I'm listening to Last Dance now for the 1st time. Wow! Keith and Charlie had a long relationship, and it really shows in this recording. It's a stellar release and worthy of our attention, in my view. https://s3.amazonaws.com/NRNArt/Keith-Jarrett-Charlie-Haden--Last-Dance-album-cover.jpg ht...

My pleasure, Valerie. I knew that you had wanted to see a current photo. Kai smiles a lot and seems to be working on his drumming grips.

Good one, Mike!

My take is that Fred finds the word "queer" distasteful and off-the-mark, though understands its widespread use. I think the festival's organizers were short-sighted and a bit flippant in using that word in their tagline. LGBT is now in common usage and would have probably been a more...

Cem wrote:Michael Bay
River Phoenix
Oliver Lake

Steve Lake
Manfred Eicher
Jan Erik Kongshaug

Mike Schwartz wrote:
Aaron Pryor
Alexis Arguello
Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Marvin Gaye
Vinnie Colaiuta
Kevin Whitehead

You're welcome.

It seems as though Chris' Jazz Cafe is still the undisputed place to be since choices have really narrowed. It's a cool little room which my wife and I enjoyed several years back.

jtx wrote:Charles Evans Hughes
Bill Evans
Bill Evans

Scott LaFaro
Eddie Gomez
Charlie Haden

Thanks, Brooks! I like the way that one came out, too. It's like a mosaic with the way the water movement played with the rocks, fish colors, etc. If you look closely you can see a few Red Salmon in the background of the Fireweed shot, too. There were hundreds of them in the stream that day, on...

Kai is now 9½ weeks old and growing like a weed. As you can see, he's a very healthy, happy little character. This is a photo Justin took this morning and sent to us. We can't wait to see and enjoy him again this fall. https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2911/14566776627_4d78490f39_b.jpg

jtx wrote:Charles Barkley
Charles Bronson
Charles Dickens

Charles Earland
Charles Tolliver
Ray Charles

jtx wrote:Charles Moffett
Charles Schwab
Charles M. Schulz

Charles Gayle
Charles Lloyd
Charles Mingus

I'm working on it, BeBop. It looks like pretty slim pickin's, but there is usually a gem or two hiding somewhere. Check out this resource which seems pretty comprehensive. Click on the link below. Philly 360° http://philly360.visitphilly.com/uploads/media_items/philly-360-exclusive-philly-s-got-jazz...

Here is some upcoming music I would love to hear! http://files.clubplanet.com/SiteFiles%5CVenueImages%5C174447%5Cfeatured_yoshisSF_main.jpg ALEXANDER ABREU Y HAVANA D'PRIMERA Aug 01-Aug 2, 2014 Cuba's hottest Timba band! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTKfWhdBjN8 Friday-Saturday, Aug 1-2 OPEN DANCE...

And, these reflections from another fine bassist I had the occasion to meet and be around for a time when he was part of the rhythm section in an incarnation of Jim Pepper's band Pepper's Pow-Wow . Ratzo B. Harris July 22, 2014 at 2:48 pm I first heard Charlie Haden on a Columbia Records LP featurin...

http://www.newmusicbox.org/wp-content/themes/nmbx/img/box-header-D2.jpg Charlie Haden (1937-2014)—One of the Greatest By Carla Bley on July 22, 2014 [Ed. Note: It was extremely shocking to receive an email with the sad news of Charlie Haden's passing from Tina Pelikan at ECM late in the afternoon o...

bluenoter wrote:Etta James
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Odetta

Etta James
James Cotton
Otto Preminger

My first gigs as a professional drummer were with a 5-piece country swing band which featured a "monster" pedal steel player, Bobby Lyle. I don't follow c&w music much these days, but my wife & I really enjoyed Asleep At The Wheel when they visited us a few years ago. I felt an au...

jtx wrote:Michael Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
Haley Joel Osment

Bill Haley
Rick Haley
Elaine Rick

bluenoter wrote:Marcus Belgrave
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Aurelius

Steve Marcus
Rick Steves
Bo Derrick

There have been more than three amazing live performances by a drummer that I've enjoyed and appreciated, so here are my first three. 1. Alan Dawson trading fours with Ed Thigpen in a drum workshop in 1962 while I was a student at Berklee School of Music. 2. Jimmy Cobb with the Miles Davis Sext...

Steve Reynolds wrote:We should do a drummer top 3!!!

I agree.

Who would you recommend, Steve?