Music of the Week Don Vappie is a jazz musician from New Orleans who started his music career at age 6 and now encompasses the guitar, banjo, vocals, mandolin, double bass, and washboard. The Blue Book of Storyville is a fantastic album that helped bring me much-needed mental calmness this week. Quotes of the Week […]
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Music of the Week Herbert Hancock is an American jazz musician from Chicago who blends jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles into beautiful songs. He’s been active since the early 1960s, which speaks to his longevity. A few of my favorite songs include Cateloupe Island, Watermelon Man, Chameleon, and Rockit. Quotes of the Week In
Music of the Week Sherry Finzer is a classical flutist who has expanded into the genres that include Latin Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, and World Music. Finzer oversees Heart Dance Records – a woman-owned/run label consisting of instrumental artists. She specializes in the low flutes – alto, bass, contrabass, and native flutes. I found Finzer during
March may have been the month with the most books that I stopped reading. I put down quite a few books that did not make my March reading list. For whatever reason, a majority of the books I started reading never resonated with me. What I ended up with in my March reading list was
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Music of the Week Trombone Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, is a trombone player and producer from New Orleans. Andrews also plays drums, organ, and tuba. Andrews has toured with his band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, since 2009. Whenever I’m in the mood for upbeat jazz, Andrew’s music comes to the rescue. Some of my
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Music of the Week The Soul Rebels are an eight-piece brass band out of New Orleans fusing soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock, and pop. The band consists of Lumar LeBlanc and Derrick Moss (percussionists), Julian Gosin and Marcus Hubbard (trumpet), Corey Peyton and Paul Robertson (trombonist), Erion Williams (saxophonist), and Manuel Perkins Jr. (sousaphonist). My
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Music of the Week Preservation Hall Jazz Band is a jazz band founded in New Orleans by tuba player Allan Jaffe in the early 1960s. The band derives its name from Preservation Hall (such a cool venue) in the French Quarter. Band members include Charlie Gabriel, Walter Harris, Ben Jaffe, Ronell Johnson, Branden Lewis, Clint
I put down more books than I can count this past month. That led to a February reading list of only high-quality books that I plan to re-read. Putting down books is one of my reading goals this year. In addition, I have a goal to read at least one book per month. The books
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Music of the Week The Rebirth Brass Band (Rebirth) out of New Orleans was founded in 1983 by Phillip “Tuba Phil” Frazier, Keith Frazier, and Kermit Ruffins (no longer with the band). Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music with funk, jazz, soul, and hip-hop. Do Whatcha Wanna, I Feel Like
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Music of the Week Phish is an American rock band formed in the 1980s out of Vermont. The band is made up of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell. All band members perform vocals creating a fantastic melodic sound. Anastasio is the lead singer. Phish blends the music
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