Sadly, I learned that keyboardist and composer Keith Emerson died this past week from what the coroner has determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was suffering from depression and anxiety mainly over some nerve damage in his hands hampering his ability to play keyboards. It seems that depression got the best of him and... Continue Reading →
Two For The Price Of One
Two of my absolute favorite jazz trumpet players of all time are Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. I can listen to them for hours on end and never get tired of their playing. In 1985, they teamed up for an album on the Blue Note label entitled Double Take. If I had a nickel for... Continue Reading →
Something
Something. Something new. Something new to me at least. This is how it happened. One of the new features of the iPhone gives you some suggestions from Siri when you swipe to the right from the home screen. I see the people I have most recently contacted, the apps I have most recently used and... Continue Reading →