I recently read Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975, a book by producer, writer, and critic Bob Porter. When I first heard about it, I felt like it was right in line with what I’ve been interested in learning about and listening to for the last 5 years or so: popular instrumental music […]
I’m going through another heavy library-listening phase, checking out CDs by the armful! Here are some things I’ve been checking out: Grant Green, Idle Moments – The more I listen to Grant Green, the more I like his playing, specifically the thematic way in which he improvises. Although it is sometimes repetitive, I think that […]
I’ve been able to put in some significant practice time recently, which has felt great! Here’s what I’ve been working on: This was a track I heard in the Polyrhythmics van; Ben had recently came upon a Grant Green boxed set, and although it’s off of a Lou Donaldson album, Green’s solo really intrigued me […]
San Diego: Our San Diego show was in the beach town of Ocean Beach, at Winston’s, where we’d played once before and had a really successful show. Unlike last time, I went to the beach for a little while before we started, which was gorgeous! A nice last look before we turned East. Then I […]