JAZZ GUITARIST JACQUES LESURE COOLS OFF OUTDOOR L.A. AUDIENCE


posted by Robert J. Carmack   #blues2jazzguy  photos by R J Carmack With the temperatures topping 90-100 degrees most Angelenos were seeking some relief from the heat, and that came in the form of  Jazz guitarist, Jacques Lesure and his Quartet. The former Detroit native, now L.A. based musician, Cooled off the audience with a…

VOCAL DUO THE RAYNORS LOS ANGELES CD RELEASE PARTY SET JUNE 19


  Host: WANDA RAY WILLIS & ELDON RAYNOR JR.  The Raynors | Beautiful Songs For Today    When: Thursday, June 19 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: THE MARINA CITY CLUB   4333 Admiralty Way   Marina Del Rey,CA. 90292 Information regarding  CD    201-286-5904  Will you attend?    Yes/No? “Message from the Hosts” Sister &…

BLACK ARTHUR ! JAZZ ICON ARTHUR BLYTHE NEEDS YOUR HELP


posted by Robert J. Carmack  @blues2jazzguy Growing up during the early 1960s  people of my generation was soaking up a lot of “STUFF” politically, socially,economically and musically… some of the big guns that were speaking to the progressive Black youth   were the artists of the so-called Avant Garde movement like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman,…

BLUES & JAZZ REVUE THE CLUB ALABAM FINAL PERFORMANCE MOTHERS DAY


The Los Angeles  county suburb, Inglewood will be “rocking and jumping at the hinges” come this Sunday at 4:pm at the small theater known as The Performers Corner. The gregarious cast of  the Club Alabam will end its short limited run on Mother’s Day, May 11 . Some seats may be still available, You can…

SOUL LEGEND CHARLES WRIGHT: LOOKING FOR AN UGLY WOMAN


posted by Robert J. Carmack     twitter: @blues2jazzguy R&B Soul legendary singer Charles Wright keeps re-inventing himself,from Doo-Wop to Hip Hop. Charles is Looking for an Ugly Woman, at least that’s the name of his new cut that’s catching  on around the country. Partly due to a famous commercial using Wright’s very popular music…

REST IN LOVE & PEACE: JESSICA CLEAVES 1948 – 2014


posted by Robert J. Carmack  @blues2jazzguy       Singer/ songwriter, Jessica Cleaves Passed away early this morning. at the present time there are no details to share.. a family statement is expected in the very near future. Born: December 10 1948 –  Transitioned: May 2 2014 The Friends of Distinction formed in 1968 in…

JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH: UNSUNG PIANIST PHINEAS NEWBORN JR.


posted by Robert J. Carmack   @blues2jazzguy December 14, 1931 in Whiteville, TN – May 26 1989 – Memphis TN. Of all the Unsung pianists in Jazz, IMHO, Phineas is the most disrespected by the so-called  jazz experts. All I know is when I first heard his playing on record, I had never heard anyone…

THE CLUB ALABAM REVUE HITS GRAND SLAM AT FIRST SHOW


The CLUB ALABAM REVUE  written and directed by  Tu’Nook Sunday afternoons  at 4:PM will never be the same again. From the very first note by the Quintet known as  Duane & the Central Ave Players performing an original composition , Calico Blues, to sudden burst of energized persona by the name of “Robby Royale” the…