The real Blues Brothers… It was 1969 when Patrick Ford first came onto the San Francisco blues scene with brother Robben Ford. During the 70’s he spent time working with his brothers Robben and Mark in the Charles Ford Band … Continue reading
Stan Getz – “The Sound” Pioneer of Cool, Bossa Nova & Modern Jazz Jazz saxophonist Stanley Getz was born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA. He was born to Polish immigrants who came to the US from the Ukraine. The family later moved to the Bronx. An … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Sonny Stitt! Jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt Edward Boatner, Jr. was born on February 2, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and was born into a very musical family. His father was a singer composer and college professor. His brother was … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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