Had a really special treat tonight BEFORE the Billy Hart Quartet show at the Jazz Standard. The quartet consisted of Mark Turner on alto, Ben Street on bass, Ethan Iverson (of Bad Plus fame) on piano and Billy Hart on drums. The music was sophisticated and sublime BUT the thrill of the evening occur...

I question whether Lou Soloff's fame was mostly due to BS&T, even though I agree that it was by far the most popular group he was involved in AND he was in it during their peak. Because BS&T was marketed mostly as a rock band and played on rock radio stations, I don't remember EVER knowing (...

Reading an excellent piece on musical prodigies and how they most often (but not always) have problems in some intellectual and/or emotional areas. From what I can tell, Joey seems an exception. I hope so.

Stunning how much less predictable the second round has been than the first. The way the Grizzlies played against the Warriors last game, I would not be stunned if they win in it all. There defense was incredible, and Golden State just could not get nearly as many good shots as they usually do. And ...

Like many others, I have purchase many less CDS because downloading and streaming are so easy - and you get what you want IMMEDIATELY when the impulse its> And since I started subscribing to the pay version of Spotify , I rarely even pay for downloading (less than $10 a month, buy I don't remember h...

Steve, I may have some answers for you. If so, you and others will have a way to identify band members in the future. Go to: http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/ Then, click on Schedule for a specific month/day Does the following look familiar? Saturday afternoon Open Jam Session With : Jonathan Thomas T...

Too bad that there weren't introductions of band members, Steve. That's a pet peeve of mine. Glad you enjoyed yourself, however. Smalls is really solid in its presentations, in my view. I sort of get it in the Smalls Jam Session, since there was a "nucleus group" that played on mo...

http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/images/newImages/logo.png Avi Rothbard Trio http://beta.asoundstrategy.com/assiwebsites/site272/images/avi.jpg 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Avi Rothbard - Guitar Jared Gold - Organ Brandon Lewis - Drums http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/ Ron: I was at Smalls for the first time in a...

I was in a bar last night and saw on a TV there that there were two baseball teams playing that I'd never heard of -- the Marlins and the Mets. How long have these teams been around, and what wvwr happened to the Indians and the Tigers? Were those teams not good enough? The Marlins and the Mets are...

Can you name a poor Paul Simon song? I think so. Thanks for asking! Oh...you want me to name one. Hmmmm Paul Simon has been well off financially since Sounds of Silence became a hit in 1965. I can name a song written by a "poor Paul Simon" was Hey Schoolgirl, which he recorded with Artie ...

Did you ever read my book "Portnoy's Complaint?" I read the part where the young man was flogging the dolphin in the bathroom while imagining his sister's bra was "LENORE LAPIDUS'S ACTUAL TITS!" while his mother was shouting at him through the door that she knows he must have be...

It seems to me that the Spurs should be favorites to win it all again - assuming they stay healthy. The way the played in the finals last year was as good team basketball as I've seen in recent memory. And while they were not the same team for much of this season, they seem to be now. They've won so...

Beets mate for life.

Oh! I didn't mean that I was Philip Roth! False. Thanks for asking, Phil! That said, have you ever seen Frank Langella? Yes. I thought he was powerful in "Diary of a Mad Housewife" Thanks for asking! Do you go to Five Napkin Burger? Been there once for a burger and once for fish tacos. Th...

It's not like me to bring up a thread that's as dead as this one, but I still think that the issue hasn't been resolved.

The fact remains that in the last 5 years no player played as well with Kobe as the best they've played without him. And he's a prick who throws his teammates under the bus and demanded trades publicly when he didn't think the team had enough talent. And the stats don't lie that in clutch (end of ga...

you are right, thelil. the last and only scoring leader after Jordan who also won the championship was Shaq wih the lakers 1999 - 00. MJ was the leading scorer during all six seasons he won the rings. maybe it has something to do with the triangle. go Melo! Maybe it has something to do with the fac...

i don't think there was any since and my best guess would be Michael Jordan, most possibly the greatest basketball player ever. Multiple times. everybody knows that; my guess was not completely accurate the great kobe bryant did it in 2007 i believe. Kobe led the league in scoring in 2007 at over 3...

When I visit local pet stores, I do some Howlin' Wolf as a tribute to the residents. Why not Hound Dog Taylor? He ain't never been a rabbit and he ain't no friend of mine. Thanks for asking! Do your eyes water when you pluck a nose hair? Rarely. Only when it's MY OWN nose hair I pluck. Thanks for a...