A music blog written by Rich Brown
Following my interests this year has taken me on a winding road of the humanities. I ended 2015 delving deeper into the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which led me to spend quite a bit of time with his operas. I was familiar with some of the music from the operas of Mozart, but I... Continue Reading →
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 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 →
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