Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Bill Smith, William O. Smith, Br. Roy Parker, and Me (R.I.P William O. 'Bill' Smith)

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I learned just yesterday, via the NY Times obituary , that one of the greatest of all clarinetists, William O. Smith (better know to jazz a...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#34) - Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

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#34 - Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) I'm a huge fan of  Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess -- such a huge fan that I gener...

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#33) - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Dr. Jazz

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#33 - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz To everyone out there who reads The Jazz Clarinet -- I...
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Clarinet Gear Review: Reginald Kell's 1956 Boosey & Hawkes Series 2000 Bb Clarinet

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Today I had the unique opportunity to play through many clarinets in the Arthur Benade Collection. Benade was a physicist whose work focuse...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Mardi Gras and the Burning River Jazz Band!

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Mardi Gras is here! Today my Burning River Jazz Band will be playing the Fatima Family Center between 1 and 2pm, sponsored by  Roots Of Ame...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#32) Paul Desmond with Dave Brubeck - Audrey

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#32 - Paul Desmond with Dave Brubeck - Audrey - 1955 The opening number of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's first album - Brubeck Time - is...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

100 Jazz Tunes Everyone Should Hear (#31) Peggy Lee

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#31 - Peggy Lee - My Heart Belongs to Daddy I've always loved the way Peggy Lee got a band to eat out of her hand...how she holds them...