All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski Oh dear, I was this close to feeling disappointed. I loved the Orchestrion concept and music so much that tickets were procured and a trip was planned (across southern New Hampshire, Vermont, and all the way out past Albany to Bingha... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski The sun is setting earlier, the nights are already much longer, and it's sorta dark when we get up in the morning. This is probably the last weekend for decent foliage-viewing, marking what we all know is coming: winter. The snow wil... more info

Guardian Music — (CamJazz)Pat Metheny's young drummer Antonio Sanchez has done a lot to rejuvenate the guitarist's music in recent years. This two-hour, two-album live set, heavily dependent on the leader's originals but including a Metheny tune, features alto and te... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Cuong Vu's birthday today! Cuong VuCuong Vu is widely recognized by jazz critics as a leader of a new generation of innovative musicians. A truly unique musical voice, Cuong has lent his trumpet playing talents to a wi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... PAUL McCARTNEY Unplugged - The Rehearsal (1991) Fantastic sounding rehearsals for McCartney's Unplugged concert for MTV in 1991. Some great acoustic Beatles covers and some goofy fun. Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BO... more info

All About Jazz — By Nick Deriso The cover art for "Secret Story" on Geffen is telling: There's no central image, but a dizzying patchwork of photographs. The lineup is much the same: Leave it to Pat Metheny to make a solo album with about 80 other players—inclu... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Over at 30 Days Out we're having a sock hop of sorts ... we are spinning our favorite 45 rpm singles and you're invited! Today we pull out some of our favorite Beatles solo singles on Apple Records, then we lay on the bonus tracks ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sir Charlie Palmer said... Family Entertainment – Family Peel Session - The Wailing Souls 7-11-1984 http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com dj d said... Martha Wash - Give It To You + Kaoz Klub Mix Top 40 Version Dead Zone Mix Maurice’s Klub Mix Ka... more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)Herbie Hancock calls his west African guitar partner Lionel Loueke "a musical painter". The Beninese musician has drawn the pianist's urban soliloquies into the more softly harmonious world of his mingled African, Latin and American guitar... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Pat Metheny's birthday today! Pat MethenyPat Metheny was born in Kansas City on August 12, 1954 into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By the age of 15, he was... more info