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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Jazz Party with Classic Jazz artists

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

Gibson Jazz Party       In 1977, the annual jazz party given in Denver and Aspen, Colorado by Dick and Maddie Gibson gave us this amazing record of some of the greatest musicians on the planet. For most younger … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Antônio Carlos Jobim!

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

Antônio Carlos Jobim, often known as Tom Jobim, is widely regarded as one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century. Many of Jobim’s songs are jazz standards. American jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra prominently featured Jobim’s … Continue reading →

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Allen Toussaint Day

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

Songwriter, producer and musician Allen Toussaint was born January 14, 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He made his mark on the music industry with his New Orleans sound: a mix of R&B traditions with soul, funk, rock and more. He was a writer, producer and … Continue reading →

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Remembering Saxophonist Extraordinaire Michael Brecker

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

Nine years ago today we lost what one of the greatest post-Coltrane saxophonist of all time. Michael Brecker was among the most influential musicians in jazz since the 1960 For a time, Mr. Brecker seemed nearly ubiquitous. His discography — it … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix — Voodoo Child, Live ’69

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

‘Cause I’m a voodoo child… An incredible live performance of Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi and his band in Stockholm, 1969. “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” was developed from “Voodoo Chile”, recorded May 2, 1968, during a studio jam with … Continue reading →

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Mike Stern Birthday! Guitar prodigy turns 63…

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

The Paris Concert Born Michael Sedgwick, guitarist Mike Stern was born January 10, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. Stern is the surname of his stepfather, Henry Dwight Sedgwick. During the late ’70s, Stern studied guitar and jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, during … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the birth of music genius John McLaughlin

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s McLaughlin made Extrapolation, his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. He then moved to the USA, where he played with Tony Williams’s group Lifetime and then with Miles … Continue reading →

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What’s been happening lately…

  • My answer to the eternal question: For someone who wants to learn to play guitar in order to write better music, how often should they practice, aside from taking weekly lessons? December 29, 2023
  • Brecker Dominant-Diminished Pattern for Guitar(or any instrument) June 28, 2023
  • Dominant-Diminished Lines for Guitar May 27, 2023
  • Music Learning Motivation March 9, 2023
  • The Silver Bullet November 5, 2022

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