Happy Birthday ... http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.1897132.1408466957!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg Roy Ayers September 10, 1940 http://cdn.ticketfly.com/i/00/01/64/25/13-og.jpg Dave Burrell September 10, 1940 http://www.craigsharris.com/wp-content/gallery/main-page...

Happy Birthday ... http://img1.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/b/3//48/499/48499037_Mraz1_1.jpg George Mraz September 9, 1944 https://bobosbornespodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/solitude-061a-elvin-jones.jpg?w=900 Elvin Jones September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004

Happy Birthday ... http://www.selmarie.com/Great_Day/pix/Wilbur%20Ware%20(Francis%20Wolff).jpg Wilbur Ware September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OeWtxMmXVT0/VZGY3oaRKnI/AAAAAAAAHas/EWaj_jFm028/s1600/Marion.Brown.live.10.1988.jpg Marion Brown September 8, 1931 – October 18,...

From Doug: Hola compadres! I'm excited to announce that I'll be playing with my trio at ZINCO in Mexico City on September 17 at 10 pm. As if that isn't cool enough, the really big news is that we'll be joined by my favorite singer in the universe, Iraida Noriega. We really bring out the best music ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/kenmcintyire_p.jpg Makanda Ken McIntyre September 7, 1931 – June 13, 2001 http://johnabbottphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/030__Sonny-Rollins-by-JohnAbbott-640x643.jpg Sonny Rollins September 7, 1930

It's my 60th Anniversary! On this date in 1956 I arrived in Anchorage, Alaska in a new maroon 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 4-door sedan, along with my parents, an aunt, and a friend of hers. We drove from Miami, Florida to Anchorage in 5 days with a layover in Pittsburgh. What a crazy trip, driving t...

Happy Birthday ... http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/12/20/gerald1-9fe59d52664895c71c7cf2601d9b4076996f7409-s900-c85.jpg Gerald Wilson September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014 http://www.symphonyspace.org/img/events/8150/DavidLiebmanBy_Sune_Andersson_web.jpg Dave Liebman September 4, 1946 https://w...

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/walter-davis-jr.jpg Walter Davis, Jr. September 2, 1932 – June 2, 1990 http://www.rui2online.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zorn.jpg John Zorn September 2, 1953 http://www.immunetoboredom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/3025a4035deab...

Happy Birthday ... http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/weaa/files/201509/736ea5c8c8480d8fdadf0f1fa54bc.jpg Gene Harris September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/49/56/11/495611590993e7c5b7e078f097f2fc00.jpg Art Pepper September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982

With temps in the 70s, I couldn't resist another "ride" in our hammock. Who knows how many other opportunities I'll get this year. It was splendid. This is one of the very few selfies I've taken with my phone's camera. https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8514/29083794570_66def1f...

Happy Birthday ... https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/10/8/1444308582917/180e5c5f-9ca4-4a74-8ef1-4d6d646acbc5-2060x1236.jpeg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=591147ae0c7da7b5142ef8b76059e0e2 Wilton Felder August 31, 1940 – September 27, ...

Happy Birthday ... http://kennydorham.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Kenny-Dorham4.jpg http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/thumbs/50f555b9a9c3f.jpg Kenny Dorham August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972 http://music.tonnel.ru/music/681478043_681478043tonnel.gif https://s3.amazonaws.com/bit-p...

What a shame. I loved Gene Wilder. Now, maybe he and Gilda will reconnect. http://www.symbols.com/gi.php?type=1&id=1915&i=1 Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ By DANIEL LEWISAUG. 29, 2016 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/29/obituaries/20160830-wild...

Happy Birthday ... http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/alan53/Photography/bk-ClaxtonJazzLife14.jpg Dinah Washington August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963 http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03220/charlieparker_3220703b.jpg Charlie Parker August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955 http://static1.squar...

Happy Birthday ... http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kmuw/files/styles/medium/public/201408/8.28_Goldings.jpg Larry Goldings August 28, 1968 http://static1.squarespace.com/static/510a7ab4e4b000ead7e113e2/5436cc2fe4b0708c8bb36400/5436cccee4b02d632f5982c5/1412877949977/DRC_9220.jpg?format=1000w ...

Happy Birthday ... http://foundmichigan.org/slideshows/moms/images/alice-coltrane-500px.jpg Alice Coltrane August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007 https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-F2MiQkSEXGY%2FU9FDZYImcAI%2FAAAAAAAAndM%2FSwXRPPG...

Happy Birthday ... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jfBUsGv5Zuo/UXrs38CzMHI/AAAAAAAACwY/aQMH8oQtE24/s1600/605px-Jimmy_Rushing_1946_(Gottlieb_07551).jpg Jimmy Rushing August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972 http://imgs.l4lmcdn.com/alg-banford-marsalis-jpg.jpg Branford Marsalis August 26, 1960

What a loss! What an extraordinary legacy he leaves behind, not to mention how high he set the bar for recording excellence . Legendary jazz recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder dies at 91 By Claire Lobenfeld, Aug 25 2016 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CquPNkkWcAEKdjg.jpg The man behind many jazz greats...

Happy Birthday ... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OAMgTxjCx20/TSFANUjRqsI/AAAAAAAAB8E/RRil1pst3ac/s1600/cf2.jpg Charles Fambrough August 25, 1950 – January 1, 2011 http://benedettoguitars.com/wp-content/gallery/pat-martino-signature-model/patmartino.jpg Pat Martino August 25, 1944 http://dw9kw6lfaa11c.c...