Recap: Kamasi Washington at the Mesa Arts Center
Kamasi Washington wrapped up the US leg of his Fearless Movement tour on Tuesday (June 11) with a stop at the Ikeda Theater (Mesa Arts Center) here in Mesa, AZ. I became aware of Kamasi Washington back in 2015 with…
Kurt Elling, SuperBlue and Endless Lawns
Kurt Elling. Voice extraordinaire. Born 1967 in Chicago (3 years my senior), raised in Rockford, Illinois. He discovered the wonders of jazz while attending Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. He developed his vocal chops back in Chicago while…
Name This Jazz Tune
Can I get a little help? You see, I pulled out an old mix CD today. You know, the kind you don’t label and it gets put in a box and you move a few times and suddenly it’s a…
RIP Les Paul
Legendary guitarist, inventor, songwriter and overall pioneer Les Paul has passed away at the age of 94. The debt that popular music itself owes to Les is immeasurable. From his part in the creation of the solid-body electric guitar to…
Peter Piper / Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Show of hands: who knows the genesis of the bell & percussion groove of Run-DMC’s “Peter Piper”? I stumbled on it tonight. I was listening to Afrika Bambaata’s radio show on Sirius Backspin on the way home from work today.…
Dexter Gordon
It’s high time we jazz things up around here. I ran across this Dexter Gordon gig recently, and thought there may be some jazz fans out there in Ickmusic land as well. I recommend downloading this show, and letting it…
Tjader’s Cuban Fantasy
Here’s some mokin’ hot latin jazz from a virtuoso of the vibes, Cal Tjader. I wasn’t familiar with Tjader until I heard his live Cuban Fantasy album sometime last year, but the man was a vital component of the Bay…
Miles at the Boston Jazz Workshop, 1973
Miles Davis @ the Boston Jazz Workshop October 17, 1973 1. Ife (mp3) 2. Agharta Prelude (mp3) 3. Zimbabwe (mp3) Thank you Dark Funk (where you can pick up more live Miles).
Jon Regen: Live!
Maestro (and all around nice guy) Jon Regen checked in from the road with an outstanding live recording of his single “Let It Go” from the record of the same name (which you may recall got a good bit of…
Jon Regen – Let it Go
Photo: Merri Cyr Sometimes an album just hits the mark. Let it Go is one of those records. There is something to it that just feels like home. I’ve spent two weeks soaking up the tracks, something that as Pete…
