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John Stewart's Music Blog

http://jstewartmusic.blogspot.com/

This is John Stewart's (aka: J. Norman Stewart) Music Blog. It is a spin-off of John's popular "A Drawing Per Day" blog. It has postings of some of John's music and some of his favorite musicians.

• Added on: Oct 29th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: John Stewart
• Listed in: Music Jazz
• Tags: piano jazz Exotic improvisation john stewart peruvian suite

Recent Posts

• The Man Who Brought Me Back: Mr. Erroll Garner

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 20:25 in piano, jazz, California, carmel, pianist, john stewart, erroll garner, where or when, concert by the sea

  I started playing the piano at 7 years old and actually learned to read and play some classical pieces. I left the piano and then came back to it in my teens. My mother had an eclectic taste in music, from opera to jazz and she had an LP by this gu...

• ~ MY FOOLISH HEART ~

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 19:40 in piano, jazz, improvisation, bill evans, dave brubeck, george shearing

  Here's a haunting one by Bill Evans - can't get enough of him. I actually caught him live at the Hollywood Bowl years ago, along with Dave Brubeck and George Shearing on the same bill. ...

• 'Brazilian Like' (Michel Petrucciani)

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 23:27 in michel petrucciani jazz pianist extraordinaire amazing "brazilian like"

  Here is one that blows me away. Michel is an amazing jazz player and had to overcome more physical problems than we can imagine, and did so beautifully. ...

• ~ The Lady with the Very Special Voice -

  Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 15:17 in jazz, sarah, female, vocalist, range, incredible, sarah vaughan

  I always think of Sarah as having a built-in musical instrument, rather than just a voice. This video says it all, and I wish that it was longer.   You can see lots more on You Tube..........

• ~ A MEMORABLE EVENING with JON NAKAMATSU ~

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 17:24 in California, redding, symphony, rachmaninoff, jon nakamatsu, kyle pickett, cascade theater, north state symphony

  My wife and I went to a North State Symphony concert Saturday night and were both blown away by Mr. Nakamatsu's inspired performance. He played the Third Concerto of Rachmaninoff. It was dazzling, and we had a chance to meet him at a party afterwa...

• Hiromi and Chick Corea play "Summertime"

  Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 17:57 in jazz, wonderful, george, summertime, duet, incredible, chick corea, gershwin, hiromi, dual pianos

  I found this on You Tube and was blown away. It's like hearing one pianist with four arms, amazing technique and lots of soul mixed in. They seem to read each other's thoughts. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ...

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