remembering
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December is Grover Washington, Jr. Month
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To me, December is always Grover Washington, Jr. month. He was born in December and passed away in December. Grover is a contemporary jazz legend. He was a pioneer…
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A saxophone lineup like no other
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Seeing the gathering of living presidents at the George H.W. Bush funeral today made me think of the inauguration of Bill Clinton. That monster gathering of super-saxmen: Sanborn, Brecker,…
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Remembering Chuck Loeb
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Contemporary jazz lost one of its great contributors on July 31, 2017 when Chuck Loeb passed away. Loeb had been on the scene for decades and was one of…
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Remembering Grover
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Every December, I remember Grover Washington, Jr., a contemporary jazz legend. He died nine years ago, on December 17. He had a distinctive sound and a number of hits…
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Marc Moulin Has Died
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I knew Marc Moulin’s acid jazz/nu jazz music from his Blue Note release here entitled Top Secret. I think it’s the only one of his Blue Note recordings issued…