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Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Play The Music of Ray Charles – DVD Review
In many of my past articles I often reflect on the different genres of music that surrounded me while growing up. I recall my parents listening to Ray Charles and fondly remember how his music caught my imagination back then. There was always a bril...
Tal Wilkenfeld: Bass Guitar Prodigy
This is an article I wrote last year… As there are so many new readers of The Blues Blogger in 2009, there’s a chance you may have missed this one. If you’ve already seen this, I hope you enjoy it the second time around… Nov...
Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me
It’s Sunday and I’m recovering (believe it or not) from a Christmas party I attended with my wife last night. In spite of not feeling in the holiday spirit just yet, it was a good time and the function gave my wife and I the opportunity to spend...
The Jewish Influence in Blues and Jazz
The following was written November of 2007 and was originally featured on blogcritics.org. It came at a tough time where I was doing a lot of soul searching. Certainly one of my more personal pieces, it represents the creative building blocks for th...
Jaco Pastorius: The Great Innovator
The following article was written exactly one year ago. Out of the many jazz posts I’ve written, this one is my favorite. Twenty two years after his tragic death, Jaco Pastorius’ extraordinary talent continues to generate a sentimental spot, and...
Chops: Documentary Highlights Essentially Ellington Program
As many of you are already aware, I grew up listening to a lot of music. My earliest memories are of my father spinning his vast collection of jazz records. It was his appreciation of jazz that introduced me to the music of Duke Ellington and so many...
My Teenage Daze
For the past several weeks I’ve been experiencing writers block. The first time I can say this has happened since I started TheBluesBlogger site. Usually I’m never at a loss for words when it comes to discussing music… So I thought perhaps if I...
Gene Krupa: Remembering 100 Years
Thursday January 15th, 2009 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the greatest drummer who ever lived. This post’s intention is take you back and reflect upon this great man. And perhaps for those that are younger, create some awarenes...
Reflecting On Tony Williams And The Joy of Flying
The following article was the first piece I wrote in the New Year of 2008. It was originally featured on Blogcritics.org… Similar in style to a post I penned called Thinking About Matt Guitar Murphy, it takes a peek into my late teen life and m...
Ana Popovic: Versatile Artist Making History
Many bloggers will agree that it’s difficult to keep the same concentration level on your posts in the month of December… With all the increased activity and travel plans for those of us making our way back home for the holidays, there is...
Blues at Steak
Last week my wife TBBW and I went out for dinner. It doesn’t happen very often, as I’m on a strict diet. So when the opportunity comes around, we tend to choose a steakhouse, as it is a bona fide treat for both of us… We really enjoy the time w...
Tal Wilkenfeld: Bass Guitar Prodigy
I used to get a little down around this time of season. Spring and summer were definitely my favorite seasons, and when it came time to turn the clocks back for the fall and winter, a wave of melancholy would set it in for a little while… For many...
TBBW: The True Inspiration of TheBluesBlogger
Last year I dedicated one of my first posts called Beale Street: The True Home of the Blues to TheBluesBloggersWife, or TBBW as she is known to the blogosphere. The past year she is single-handedly responsible for guiding us through a very challengin...
Steve Khan: The Blue Man
My son was asking me the other day about a picture I have hanging in my basement. It’s called The Blue Man and the artist is the late Jean Michel Folon. The artwork is also on the cover and was also the title of one of my favorite guitarists Steve ...
Jaco Pastorius: The Great Innovator
Saturday morning I had breakfast with an old friend that I have known for most of my life. It’s been a few months since we last spoke, so we took the opportunity to get together for a few hours to catch-up on stuff. My friend is a bass player and d...
The Real McCoy - Codename: Tyner
As some of you may be aware, TheBluesBlogger site experienced a technical glitch during an update to the latest version of WordPress 2.6. (My platform of choice that operates this site) This is not a technical blog, so I won’t be getting into a...
Gino Vannelli: Moment to Moment (Part 2 of 2)
My How Time Flies Where has the time gone? It’s an interesting journey as I attempt to weave my personal life together with my experiences relating to music… This one in particular is a little more personal and telling than others, but it’...
Gino Vannelli: Moment to Moment (Part 1 of 2)
When I first started this blog I mentioned I hadn’t written much in the past 20 years. Since my heart attack last fall, I decided I would take a journey and rediscover myself through my love of writing and joy of music… As a result TheBluesBl...
Al Di Meola Birthday Trivia Contest Winner
The winner of the Al Di Meola Birthday Trivia Challenge was Paul F! He had a score of 100% and won an Official Al Di Meola Prize Pack from Return2forever.com Congratulations Paul! Thank you all for playing, and if you did not win, you can still order...
Al Di Meola Birthday Trivia Contest
TheBluesBlogger is still on the road completing the last leg of our family vacation. However, the fine folks at return2forever.com wanted to let the readers of TheBluesBlogger.com know about a time sensitive birthday trivia contest. The winner of th...
A Cool Swinging Father’s Day
This morning I received two Father’s Day cards … One from my 12 year old son and the other from my faithful Golden Retriever “Lucille.” There’s nothing better than getting a little recogntion on this special day. I also ...
Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz
The 1st International Jazz Awards Sunday June 29th, 2008 is the date where some of the best musicians will come together to honor legendary Jazz artists and their music. This event will take place in Beverly Hills, California at the International Ba...
Guitar Virtuosos:Ross & McKee
For the past year or so I’ve been listening to this guy called Andy McKee on Youtube. His playing reminded me of another guy that my wife TBBW just loves. And his name is Don Ross… I often thought to myself … I wonder if TBBW has h...
Legendary Reunion: Return to Forever 2008
Return To Forever One of the most influential jazz groups of the seventies has reunited. After 30 years of questions and speculation from fans, the classic lineup of Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clark and Lenny White have embarked on a U.S. and ...
Gene Krupa: King of Cool
I love spring! It’s a time when I get most of my thoughts together and organized for the remainder of the year. At least I try anyway… I take my workouts outdoors with my golden retriever Lucille and together with her smiling fur face we expl...
Ralph Towner: A Journey Through Musical Expression
I am aware that some articles I write are going to appeal to some of my readers more than others. We all have different tastes. I am purposely testing my boundaries when it comes to these posts. Remember it is a reflective blues and jazz revue! It do...
Where Have I Known You Before
Time to work out again…But first I must organize some tunes for my session. When it comes to listening to music, I’ve got to admit, I enjoy tinkering with the latest technology. I have a stereo bluetooth headset I utilize while on the treadmill....
Road to Recovery
Since the New Year google analytics reports a big rise in new readers checking out my site. I wanted to welcome you and say thanks for stopping by The Blues Blogger’s home in the blogosphere. I thought with this post I would briefly summarize the p...
