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https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/11/jurassic-classics.html jazztruth: Jurassic Classics When I first started this blog, I posted an article regarding the misconceptions about where jazz really came from( The REALLY REAL Origi... jurassic classics https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/david-berkman-interview.html jazztruth: The David Berkman Interview David Berkman is a jazz pianist who in the past few decades has played with many of the major names in jazz, including Tom Harrell, Cecil M... the david berkman interview https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-loco-for-jam-session-loco-loco-for.html jazztruth: How Loco for a Jam Session? Loco Loco for a Jam Session! Back in the 90's, I led the Sunday night jam session at Twins Lounge in Washington D.C. I was a sub for bebop pianist Peter Edelman. I wa... for a loco jam session https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/10/ jazztruth: October 2012 october https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-endless-mysteries.html jazztruth: The Endless Mysteries I'm extremely excited about my latest CD. It's my 24th as a leader and it's on the Origin label, a great musician-run company based in Se... the endless mysteries https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/10/ jazztruth: October 2015 october https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/12/dave-fiuczynski-interview-part-2.html jazztruth: The Dave Fiuczynski Interview Part 2 This is a continuation of an interview which I did with Dave Fiuczynski while we were on tour with Jack DeJohnette's band... dave interview part https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/12/hanon-czerny-johnson.html jazztruth: Hanon, Czerny, Johnson Allyn Johnson When I lived in Washington, D.C., there were a number of great pianists on the jazz scene: Ruben Brown, Bob Butta, Wade ... hanon czerny johnson https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/12/jamie-baums-latest.html jazztruth: Jamie Baum's Latest: "In This Life" Jamie Baum If you want to make it as a jazz musician in New York, I believe you have to be somewhat versatile; you should know standard... latest in jamie baum life https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/07/catching-my-breath.html jazztruth: Catching My Breath Joe Manis and Nicole Glover at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Hey everyone. Last week was incredible; we had our third successful "T... catching breath https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/08/trial-by-fire-episode-one.html jazztruth: Trial By Fire: Episode One Roy Haynes: where does he get his energy? "Pressure creates diamonds", said somebody wise. In other words, a little kick in the ass c... trial by fire episode one https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/02/rip-clark-terry.html jazztruth: RIP Clark Terry The jazz community is saddened by the loss of the great trumpeter Clark Terry. One of the first jazz trumpeters I ever heard as a middl... rip clark terry https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-shed-day-3.html jazztruth: The Shed Day 3 Dan Balmer gave an excellent clinic on the Blues It's hard for me to believe that it's over, but we have completed our first ever Summe... the shed day https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/01/pride-and-joy-my-latest-cd-and-also.html jazztruth: Pride And Joy: My Latest CD and also a RocketHub Project.... Some of you may know that I have finally released a CD which features my Mad Science fusiony organ trio called Pride and Joy . It's on the P... pride and joy my latest https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/10/personnel-issues.html jazztruth: Personnel Issues Chet Baker I was driving around Portland listening to the jazz station(KMHD, 89.1), and a version of Miles Davis' "Milestones" came on. I... personnel issues https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/03/jazz-history-final-2012.html jazztruth: Jazz History Final 2012(Jazz Humor) (Disclaimer: much of the following is meant as humor, although it's based on truth....which most comedy is. Or so I have read.) I've been... jazz history final humor https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/guillermo-klien-at-village-vanguard.html jazztruth: Guillermo Klein at the Village Vanguard Guillermo Klein When we study jazz history, there is talk of legendary venues: The Cotton Club, The Palomar Ballroom, Minton's Playhous... guillermo klein at the village vanguard https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/03/mike-ledonne-interview-part-1.html jazztruth: The Mike LeDonne Interview Part 1 Mike LeDonne I have a lot of respect for Mike LeDonne. I've been aware of LeDonne for years; I used to see him at Augie's back in the 90... mike ledonne interview part https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/08/coltrane-time.html jazztruth: Coltrane Time I recently performed at Jimmy Mak's in Portland with trombonist Steve Turre. In addition to having drummer Charlie Doggett on the bands... coltrane time https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/10/mike-clark-at-jimmy-maks-in-portland.html jazztruth: Mike Clark at Jimmy Mak's in Portland! If you live in Portland, Oregon, or live anywhere near Portland, tomorrow night is a great opportunity to hear a legend: drummer Mike Cla... mike clark jimmy mak portland https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/12/newtown.html jazztruth: Newtown I'm still reeling over the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut last week. Gun violence in the United States is something to which we have bec... newtown https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/06/list-of-drummers.html jazztruth: List of Drummers Although I'm primarily a pianist, I've always been fascinated with the drums. On the rare occasions that I play drums on a gig, people w... list of drummers https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/09/ jazztruth: September 2015 september https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/01/ jazztruth: January 2014 january https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/12/further-ado-about-nicholas-payton.html jazztruth: Further Ado about Nicholas Payton Nicholas Payton, whom I think can sing! Holy Sashimi! I'm still reeling over the activity generated by my previous post. Just to recap: I... about nicholas ado payton https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/07/mccoy-tyner-solioquy.html jazztruth: McCoy Tyner-Soliloquy Heroes give us inspiration to achieve our own goals. One of my heroes is pianist McCoy Tyner. I've been inspired by his piano playing for... mccoy tyner soliloquy https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-road-sucks.html jazztruth: Why The Road Sucks One of the sights in Milan I won't see because I'm looking for a laundromat There's an old saying:"How do you get a musician to compla... the road sucks https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/08/answers-about-gary-bartz.html jazztruth: Answers about Gary Bartz Gary Bartz Devin Leonard, a writer for Waxpoetic Magazine, asked be a bunch of questions about my brief but significant tenure in Gar... about gary answers bartz https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-marvin-sewell-interview-part-1.html jazztruth: The Marvin Sewell Interview Part 1 Marvin Sewell might be the greatest guitarist you've never heard of. I first met Sewell at a recording session in 1995. (Sewell, saxophon... marvin sewell interview part https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/06/musicians-reputation.html jazztruth: A Musician's Reputation There's an old musician joke: two jazz greats bump into each other on a street in Manhattan. "Hey, man, I haven't seen you in ages! Where... a musician reputation https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/blast-from-past-my-first-gig-at-smalls.html jazztruth: Blast from The Past: My First Gig At Smalls in 1995 1995: The year I moved to New York City. I would have moved sooner; getting attacked by a lunatic on the 2 train in 1990 made me hold off ... blast from the past my first gig https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/06/viewer-mail-solo-piano-playing.html jazztruth: Viewer Mail: Solo Piano Playing I recently received this email from a young pianist: Hi George, I'm a recent graduate of the MacEwan jazz program (piano) in Edmo... viewer mail solo piano playing https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/10/minimum-wage.html jazztruth: Minimum Wage "Would you like some JAZZ with that?" I have noticed that the jazztruth posts that seem to get the most attention are the ones where t... minimum wage https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/mccoy-tyners-solo-on-blues-on-corner.html jazztruth: McCoy Tyner's Solo on Blues on The Corner The great McCoy Tyner OK, sports fans ! I get the message. Based on my stat counter, there is considerable interest in transcribed solo... mccoy tyner solo blues corner https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/01/human-ipod.html jazztruth: The Human Ipod For those of you who were asleep in the 90's, there was a very popular hip hop band called the Fugees. One of the members from this trio is ... the human ipod https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/tour-diary-may-2011-jack-dejohnette_25.html jazztruth: Tour Diary May 2011: The Jack Dejohnette Group in Europe Part 4 I think we are nearing the home stretch, as they say: less than a week to go in our European excursion. Since my last entry, we have been i... https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/07/invisible.html jazztruth: Invisible Ornette Coleman I remember hearing a very well respected jazz educator say this about "free jazz" alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman:" Y... invisible https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/06/ jazztruth: June 2012 june https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-christmas-miracle-my-review-in-new.html jazztruth: A Christmas Miracle: My Review in the New York Times I'm still in shock; I recently found out that my CD, "The Endless Mysteries"(Origin Records) was reviewed by Nate Chinen in the New York ... a christmas miracle the new york my review https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-many-jazz-singers-does-it-take-to.html jazztruth: How Many Jazz Singers Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? When I was starting out as a pianist in Baltimore and Washington D.C., I worked with quit a few singers. I never considered myself a ... https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-home-stretch.html jazztruth: The Home Stretch Our tour is over and the Jack DeJohnette Quartet featuring Don Byron is taking a hiatus(with the exception of one gig in Albany on Decem... the home stretch https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/05/why-shouldnt-we-have-country-music.html jazztruth: Why Shouldn't We Have A Country Music Program? Although it's common knowledge that when it comes to making money in music, jazz doesn't seem to be the easiest way to do it; although th... we have country music program https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2013/07/viewer-mail-o-canada.html jazztruth: Viewer Mail: O Canada Here's an email that came in a while ago. I'm just getting to it now, and for that, I apologize. Hi George, I am graduating Eastman w... viewer mail canada https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-search-of-rhythmic-humanity.html jazztruth: In Search Of Rhythmic Humanity Although I've had more than my share of luck and success as an accidental jazz pianist, I was very interested in the drums. I recall that... in search of rhythmic humanity https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2015/04/ jazztruth: April 2015 april https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/08/dark-side-of-beat-2-update.html jazztruth: The Dark Side of The Beat 2: Update I got a lot of reactions to my recent post( "The Dark Side Of The Beat" ). I think that the struggle of trying to book gigs at New York cl... the dark side beat update https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/01/ jazztruth: January 2012 january https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/01/one-of-worst-gigs-i-ever-did-plus.html jazztruth: One of the worst gigs I ever did, plus an amusing story.... One of the worst gigs I ever did in my life was maybe a bit less than twenty years ago. When I was back in Maryland, I did a lot of work... https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2011/05/tour-diary-may-2011-jack-dejohnette_15.html jazztruth: Tour Diary May 2011: Jack DeJohnette Group In Europe Part 2 Comedian Louis C.K. Louis C.K. is currently my favorite living comedian. I've watched his latest DVD Hilarious at least three times.( I a... tour diary jack dejohnette https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2010/09/mulgrew-miller-classic-perfection.html jazztruth: Mulgrew Miller: Classic Perfection Mulgrew Miller A friend of mine, pianist Dave Stoler, recently facebooked me (can I use facebook as a verb?) regarding a new solo recor... mulgrew miller classic perfection https://jazztruth.blogspot.com/2012/03/mike-ledonne-interview-part-2.html jazztruth: The Mike LeDonne Interview Part 2 Here's Part 2 of a great interview with pianist and organist Mike LeDonne..... GC: Well let me ask you this, because this is also kind of... mike ledonne interview part