R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass – http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/14/arts/AP-US-Obit-Pendergrass.html?_r=1
Soulful crooner Teddy Pendergrass was much apart of my musical landscape when I was growing up in Chicago. As explained in the article, his message was erotic without telling you everything, unlike today’s young crooner.
R.I.P. Ed Thigpen – http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/01/ed_thigpen_remembering.html
Jazz legend Ed Thigpen best for his recordings with legendary pianist Oscar Peterson. [...]
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Remembering Teddy Pendergrass & Ed Thigpen
Patti Austin @ Yoshi’s San Francisco November 20-22
I am so excited about seeing Patti Austin tomorrow night at Yoshi’s San Francisco. See you there!
Festival season is in full swing!
One of the things I love about the Bay Area is that the music festivals and local events are jumping from now through end of September. If I have missed any, please let me know.
This is the final weekend of the Stanford Jazz Festival with the Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam on Friday and Dena [...]
San Jose Jazz Leads Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month – April 2008
For Immediate Release
SAN JOSE JAZZ LEADS CELEBRATION OF
JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH – APRIL 2008 – IN SILICON VALLEY
Smithsonian drives national effort to promote America’s native art form
SAN JOSE, CA. March 18, 2008 – San Jose Jazz today announced programs to celebrate April 2008 as Jazz Appreciation Month in Silicon Valley. Programs include a new concert series [...]
2005 in Review – Volume 1
Clairdee @ Monterey Jazz Festival, originally uploaded by in2jazz.
I just wanted to get this radio blog posted. I will come back and post the artists and titles. This is definitely most eclectic mix of music that I have put together. It consists of music in 2005 that perked up my ears and stuck with me. [...]
The 48th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
March 31, 2005; Monterey, California; With an appetizing array of over 500 artists appearing on 7 stages for 3 nights and 2 days of nonstop jazz, the 48th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by MCI offers fans a taste to please every palette. From reunions reflecting its storied past to today’s “New Grooves”, from vocal [...]
Flashback Friday – “Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway”
“You are my love | You are my Heaven | You are my love | Make me sing “la-dee-dah” | You are my love | You are my Heaven | Darling I won’t let them take you away”
– Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
By now, you are flashing back to 1980 and singing “Make me [...]