This is a really fine young jazz festival, hosted in a wonderful city, Portland, Oregon. This year's lineup is pretty stellar. Among the featured artists: Billy Childs Charnett Moffett (Nettwork Trio) Christian McBride Cyrille Aimée Benny Green Bill Charlap Bebel Gilberto Vijay Iyer Becca Stevens J...

Once again and still fabulous . . . http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/images/newImages/logo.png Lucas Pino No Net Nonet http://beta.asoundstrategy.com/assiwebsites/site272/images/DSC_0417-Edit.jpg 9:30 PM to 12:00 AM Colin Stranahan - Drums Glenn Zaleski - Piano Lucas Pino - Tenor Sax Desmond White - B...

http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.83.4/desktop/3.5/img/blq-blocks_grey_alpha.png Jon Stewart to leave Daily Show, Comedy Central says http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/80922000/jpg/_80922809_80922808.jpg Barack Obama and Jon Stewart President Obama is one of many illustrious guest...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.library.unh.edu/i/special/trad-jazz/hanna2000.jpg http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/0/5/0/58002cfae84f755b89bf49034163e.jpg Sir Roland Hanna February 10, 1932 - November 13, 2002 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/d/1/f/d7f2ad841bb55b46fe4a56bbe7e2f.jpg http...

While I think that Chazro was thinking about pianists when he created this thread, my mind went to other instruments and those who played them in one of the many incarnations of a Miles Davis group. First, even before thinking of Coltrane, I thought of Wayne Shorter. Then, the difficult task of fig...

Brian Williams takes break from 'Nightly News' http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/1617756645cd53588f08f733dd136e8327d7b7ac/c=245-0-4012-2832&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2015/02/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/635589325217403883-A01-WILLIAMS-mug-13.jpg Gary Levin , USA TODAY 7:07 p.m. EST February 7, 2...

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If Brian Williams is replaced, Lester Holt has my vote. I think he's earned a weeknight anchor spot. Plus, he's a pretty damned good jazz bassist! :music: http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/streams/2013/April/130426/6C7120494-tdy_130426_holt.blocks_desktop_medium.jpg http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/...

Great, insightful article. Thanks for posting it, bluenoter. You beat me to it. This quote from Bill Evans really sums it up for me; “Especially, I want my work—and the trio’s if possible—to sing. It must have that wonderful feeling of singing.” His playing was always so lyrical and honest to my ea...

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Art Lande
February 5, 1947

Happy Birthday ... http://d75822.medialib.glogster.com/media/c3/c3cc3c69435187a62ac07505b6387811dcd7dad2092c0a19b23ee4eddf5a442d/lil-hardin.jpg Lil Hardin Armstrong February 3, 1898 - August 27, 1971 http://www.sfjazz.org/sites/default/files/articlehero_john_handy.jpg?1418251581 John Handy February...

Any chance we could get say, a half dozen folks out there to commit to coming here regularly? Or have most decided to make a permanent defection to Facebook? Facebook is really no substitute for a place like this for me. We have that many posters here on a pretty regular basis now, but I'd like...

Happy Birthday ... http://marcmyers.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dca1f088340192ac0b8002970d-500wi Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis February 2, 1922 - November 3, 1986 http://www.cultuurpodium.nl/images/2009-04/jamesbloodulmer-20099578.jpg James "Blood" Ulmer February 2, 1940 http://www.jacksonfi...

Happy Birthday ... http://jazztimes.com/images/content/articles/0012/0216/Ralph_Lalama_span9.jpg?1359817554 Ralph Lalama January 30, 1951 http://wesmontgomery.de/mag/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Buddy.jpg http://themusicsover.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/buddy.jpg Buddy Montgomery January 30, 1930 ...

Jimmy Cantiello wrote:Brooks has to work part-time and Clint has to volunteer because they are not as adept at the fine art of loafing as am I.

Classic!

Doug, I was able to decipher part of that jumble of URLs to find this thumbnail size photo of Glenda with your dogs, but I'm sure that you intended to share a larger version. Please send me your Flickr info by PM and I'll try to assist. It may prove problematic if you have this photo on a privacy se...