contemporary jazz
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Aretha Franklin has passed
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The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away today at age 76. The cause of death was “advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type.” Indisputably a legend, she impacted…
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Catch up with John Patitucci
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Find out what legendary contemporary jazz bassist and composer John Patitucci has been up to! Jon Liebman recently posted an interview with the the busy bassist for his ForBassPlayersOnly.com…
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Michael Franks – Blue Pacific and Walter Becker
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This week, in 1990, the Blue Pacific recording by Michael Franks hit #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart. It was really my first exposure to him. I recall that…
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Throwback Thursday – MoJazz ad
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While researching jazz magazines for something else, I ran across this 1993 advertisement from the MoJazz label. MoJazz wanted to get your attention so they did a Model of the…
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Happy birthday, Larry Carlton
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Larry Carlton turns 69 today. What is your favorite LC song or solo? Here are a few of his most famous: