The second album I am imagining an early 60’s college student would have would be the 1960 collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans, Sketches of Spain. If the Goldberg Variations was to show our student to be intellectual and enraptured by music, Sketches of Spain was to give a sense of the exotic and... Continue Reading →
2014 Detroit Jazz Festival, Monday
My Labor Day Monday was spent at the Waterfront Stage, and it was a very good day to plant myself there. Brought my own chairs for some extra added comfort, enjoyed the warm weather and a nice cool breeze coming off the river. There was a bit of a chop on the water, but that... Continue Reading →
2014 Detroit Jazz Festival, Sunday
Sunday's festivities were hot, hot, hot at the Jazz Fest, and I'm not just talking about the humid 85 degrees the weather gave us. I rolled into the Chase Main Stage at Cadillac Square to catch the last half of the set by the USAF Airman of Note Big Band. This is a traveling group... Continue Reading →