So Bad It’s Good

The Bad Plus is a band that is impossible to classify.  The group is often called an “avant-garde jazz trio”, which tells me less than nothing.  I don’t think of their music as Jazz, at least not the straight-ahead jazz that dominates my music collection.  That probably tells you more about me than it does... Continue Reading →

Whatever, Let’s Party!

Cinco de Mayo is an odd sort of holiday.  It is not Mexico’s Independence Day, which is actually September 16.  For the most part, Cinco de Mayo is not really even celebrated in Mexico.  It is a much bigger party in the United States.  Originally, it started as a remembrance of the Battle of Puebla... Continue Reading →

The Rest of the (Musical) Story

Music and the movies go together like butter and popcorn.  I have to admit I was first inspired to learn the trumpet after hearing the soundtrack in the movie Star Wars.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG5OsfOuEy0 I have a grandson who is currently obsessed with the Indiana Jones movie series.  Well, at least two minutes at a time... Continue Reading →

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