Happy Birthday ... http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/0/6/9/4490af6b4745516c9eb8bf58e560e.jpg Ray Bauduc June 18, 1906 – January 8, 1988 http://aminus3.s3.amazonaws.com/image/g0002/u00001792/i00924691/5ec330cb70476a518e605933cab87b68_large.jpg Jim Pepper June 18, 1941 – February 10, 1992 http:...

This is a terrible, out-of-control wildfire, being fought by some of the best in the world in nasty conditions, perfect for fire growth. Please think positively for Alaskans and the land affected, about 80 miles north of Anchorage. https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=RfCSdfNZ0LFPrHSm0ublXdzhdrDFhtm...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.jazz901.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tom-harrell.jpg Tom Harrell June 16, 1946 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/c/4/c/b1b7a0d1d33081c848a2638b16c0c.jpg Javon Jackson June 16, 1965 http://www.mojo4music.com/media/2013/12/stan-tracey-lucky-thompson-770.jpg Lucky...

Happy Birthday ... http://jazzinsideandout.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Jaki-Byard-at-piano.jpg Jaki Byard June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999 http://galerie.parismatch.com/volumelr/pm_volume20100615/77164114_62077245/m_295490518_0.jpg Erroll Garner June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977 http://www.allabo...

Rifftides Doug Ramsey on Jazz and other matters... Just Because: Evans, Konitz, NHØP & Dawson June 14, 2015 by Doug Ramsey http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Konitz-and-Evans.jpg In the fall of 1965 pianist Bill Evans, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, bassist Niels H...

Alan, a part of me is ambivalent with respect to Alex, but as with you, I can't totally ignore his milestone achievements, either. What a dummy to have made those choices, tainting his record forever. Sad, really. I'm not a Yankee "hater", but I haven't fully embraced them since the 60's. ...

jtx wrote:Tad Lincoln
Kermit Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant Jr.

Tom Grant
David Friesen
Jim Pepper

Happy Birthday ... http://ep00.epimg.net/cultura/imagenes/2014/08/11/actualidad/1407713155_090772_1407713249_noticia_normal.jpg Kenny Drew, Jr. June 14, 1958 – August 3, 2014 http://www.montreuxjazzlive.com/sites/default/files/styles/w728/public/media_images/Marcus_Miller7.jpg?itok=Zqwo51GA Marcus ...

Happy Birthday ... http://images.newspettacolo.com/files/media/media_item/file/thumb/495x330/Harold_Danko.jpg Harold Danko June 13, 1947 http://riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Benny_Doc-Cheatham.jpg Doc Cheatham June 13, 1905 – June 2, 1997 http://www.gusta...

http://www.kurzweilai.net/images/The-New-Yorker-logo.jpg Ornette Coleman’s Revolution By Richard Brody June 11, 2015 http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brody-Ornette-Coleman1-320.jpg Photograph by Sam Falk/The New York Times/Redux One of the main reasons why 1959 is often cited as ...

Happy Birthday ... http://community.berkleejazz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/allen.jpg Geri Allen June 12, 1957 https://d39ya49a1fwv14.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/belgrave-5.jpg Marcus Belgrave June 12, 1936 – May 24, 2015 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/1/3/f/40e2f7e216f436...

hornplayer wrote:Bud Powell
Jane Powell
Jane Ira Bloom

Michael Bloomfield
Michael Franks
Michael Ruff

We've lost another true innovator and it stings.




R.I.P., Ornette Coleman ~

Happy Birthday ... http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum3/bernardpurdiekronberger.jpg Bernard Purdie June 11, 1939 https://jazzinphoto.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/shelly-manne-bob-cooper-art-pepper-and-bob-gioga-1947-photo-william-p-gottlieb.jpg Shelly Manne June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984

Happy Birthday ... http://charnettmoffett.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/charnett-moffettimprovart.jpg Charnett Moffett June 10, 1967 http://revive-music.com/wp-content/uploads/Dwayne-Burno-620x333.jpg Dwayne Burno June 10, 1970 - December 28, 2013 http://cdn.revistadonna.clicrbs.com.br/wp-content/...

Happy Birthday ... http://tipitinas.com/sites/default/files//MED_De_De_Pierce_with_Billie_PierceMEDIUM.jpg Wilhelmina Goodson aka Billie Pierce June 8, 1907 – September 29, 1974 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/medium/e/5/7/810a4b063c3a38ddba08dcbb9fd5d.jpg Julie (Driscoll) Tippetts June 8, 1947

Patti and I just returned from a visit to California where our two sons and their families live. We celebrated the 1st birthday of our youngest grandchild, Kai, enjoyed seeing 10 year-old Reed's fine performance in a Little League baseball game, and marveled at the dancing of 5 year-old Sophie ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.dougpayne.com/onkpic.jpg Oliver Nelson June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975 http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54deba63e4b08bab4fb56cac/54e3f5e9e4b08500fcb51f77/54e3f699e4b0743c8b8db189/1424225945375/la-orquesta-sinfonica-de-chile-y-el-solista-en-flauta-hernan-jara-estre...