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JAZZ SAXOPHONIST MEL MARTIN EXPLORES MUSIC OF JOE HENDERSON
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy San Francisco bay area saxophonist, Mel Martin will be a part of the S.F. Hot Plate jazz series at the SF Jazz Center. Every third Thursday of the month in the Joe Henderson Lab, the Bay Area’s most gifted musicians pay homage to the top100 jazz albums of…
SANDRA BOOKER ~ BUMPIN’ IN VENTURA
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Sandra Booker sung quite “Tenderly” last Friday night working her magic on the audience at the Squashed Grape Winery.Booker took over the popular jazz pub with her Trio,Kendall Kay on drums,Mike Gurrola bass and Dori Amarillo on Guitar. Later adding…
Harold Johnson Sextet Recaptures Magic In Reunion Concert
posted by blues2jazzguy Robert J. Carmack Recently at the jazz club Catalina’s in Hollywood California, a crowd of fans, former schoolmates, neighbors, teachers all came together for a reunion concert by The Harold Johnson Sextet. Johnson is an accomplished producer,writer and arranger whose Jazz group kicked off their early music careers with a “hit…
GROOVIN’ ON ELM STREET…AGAIN ~ THE HAROLD JOHNSON SEXTET
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGIq9EuK4I posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy When this writer was a very young kid he use to watch these old black and white movies with Mickey Rooney where the friends all wanted to get the band together and do shows. Years later, Now in high school he performs in talent shows and weekend…
SPIRIT OF CAL TJADER:SOUL SAUCE LATIN JAZZ BAND
“SUPPORT LIVE JAZZ..MUSIC NEVER SLEEPS” HIPSTER SANCTUARY posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Many years have passed since Cal Tjader made his transition, but his loyal fan base and new fans of this genre can not get enough of that sound. One group in Los Angeles is doing their part in keeping the…
THE DUKE OF GROOVE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE DUKE
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy George Duke was a musical innovator, creator, and mentor to so many. His legacy as a recording artist is vast, from Cannonball Adderly to Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa to Michael Jackson, to over 40 recordings as a solo artist. Simply put, George forever…
R&B SOUL GROUP THE WHISPERS NICHOLAS CALDWELL DEAD AT 71
posted by Robert J. Carmack blues2jazzguy One of the Original members of the R&B group,The Whispers has passed at the age of 71. The cause of death are not totally clear as Caldwell was facing several life threatening challenges as recently as part of last year , when he went on the record…
MULTI-AWARD WINNING SINGER NATALIE COLE SUCCUMBS AT 65
posted by blues2jazzguy Singer-songwriter Natalie Cole, daughter of world renown crooner, Nat King Cole. She’s best known for her Grammy Award-winning album Inseparable. Natalie Cole was born in Los Angeles,California on February 6, 1950, to singers Nat “King” Cole and Maria Cole. After battling life’s trials/tribulations and poor health in latter years, Natalie Maria…
THOMAS SIMMONS JAZZ HOST AND MASTER RECORDS COLLECTOR
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy Atlanta resident, Thomas Simmons invites you and yours for a seat right down front at your favorite listening space. Holding it down each and every Friday night 10pm to midnightt eastern standard time at WRFG FM 89.3 ,Jazz to Soothe Your Soul. Thomas explores…