contemporary jazz

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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: