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ADULT BEAUTY and TENDERNESS: MARIANNE SOLIVAN / MICHAEL KANAN at SMALLS (April 21, 2013)
I know that beauty and worth cannot be quantified by the amount of public appreciation they receive; in simpler terms, the most rewarding painting in the museum may not have the longest line of people… more →
JAZZ LIVES
ADULT BEAUTY and TENDERNESS: MARIANNE SOLIVAN / MICHAEL KANAN at SMALLS (April 21, 2013)
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wrote 2 days ago: I know that beauty and worth cannot be quantified by the amount of public appreciation they receive; … more →
Friday Dlog: Hiking Bliss
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wrote 4 days ago: We had our first 80 degree day this past week! It was so H-O-T! I got a sunburn and I kinda loved i … more →
MY MAIN MEN (ROCKIN' IN VENTURA): CARL SONNY LEYLAND, MARC CAPARONE, MARTY EGGERS, JEFF HAMILTON (May 2013)
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wrote 5 days ago: I had never heard of Yolie’s Fresh Mexican Grill in Ventura, California before a friend sent m … more →
A SECOND HELPING OF DELICIOUS HOME-COOKING: THE BRAIN CLOUD at THE JALOPY THEATRE (April 26, 2013)
wrote 1 week ago: Big flavors. Never genetically modified. Nothing artificial. Sweet and savory. Real pleasure. I … more →
A Post for the Almost Moms
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wrote 1 week ago: I want to start by sincerely wishing all of you mothers a blessed day! I admire mothers more that a … more →
BENNY, BUDDY, BUCKY, JIMMY, JACK, MERV
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wrote 1 week ago: Don Robertson pointed out this video on Facebook: perhaps it is new to you, as it was to me. Nothing … more →
OUR BECKY, HER NEW YORK: REBECCA KILGORE, DAN BARRETT, EHUD ASHERIE at SMALLS, April 28, 2013
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wrote 1 week ago: Everyone in the know was excited that Rebecca Kilgore, our Becky, Miz Roo, was coming to New York an … more →
Friday Dlog: Where the Sun Don't Shine
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wrote 1 week ago: Pancho Villa knows how to savor the sun. I love when he rolls over and suns himself where the sun d … more →
EXPLORING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN: LUCIANO TROJA, GIANCARLO MAZZÙ, BLAISE SIWULA at the CASA ITALIANA (April 29, 2013)
wrote 1 week ago: Here’s what I wrote in anticipation of the April 29 concert appearance of guitarist Giancarlo, … more →
The blue.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear friends, I’m flying into the wild blue yonder today. I’m practically giddy with exc … more →
THE BRAIN CLOUD ENERGIZES BROOKLYN! (April 26, 2013): THE FIRST SET
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The BRAIN CLOUD is a cooking Western Swing-plus band composed of Dennis Lichtman, clarinet, electric … more →
BRILLIANT PLAYERS!: MARIANNE SOLIVAN and MICHAEL KANAN at SMALLS (April 21, 2013): THE FIRST SET
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Genius at work. Brilliance at play. Two artists so confident and playful that they inspire each ot … more →
"A ONE-MAN RHYTHM GANG," or OUR MAN IN PHILADELPHIA: MARTY GROSZ (May 2013)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: “A one-man rhythm gang” is how clarinetist Frank Chace described the Most Esteemed Marti … more →
Puppy Love
wrote 2 weeks ago: This sweetie welcomed me home when I got back from Antipolo this morning. ♥ … more →
CHERISH THE LADIES*: SPEND MOTHER'S DAY 2013 with The EarRegulars!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: On Sunday May 12th, The EarRegulars move north for a few hours for a Mother’s Day Brunch at Th … more →
"CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME!": TIM LAUGHLIN - CONNIE JONES at SAN DIEGO (Nov. 24, 2012)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: “Just one more set!” as Bing Crosby might have crooned it in 1931. Here is the final o … more →
A Saturday meditation.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Dear friends, I’ll be doing my job today. And maybe some quilting. And reading. And dreaming. … more →
Friday Dlog: Life is Good
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Life is good! Hey, someone should put that on a T-shirt or something. I tend to believe this short … more →
JOE RUSHTON'S JAZZ HOME MOVIES, 1943: HERBIE HAYMER, JIMMY McPARTLAND, MIFF MOLE, BILL PRIESTLEY, AND A FEW OTHER LUMINARIES
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Joe Rushton was an eminent bass saxophonist and clarinetist. You can hear him on a variety of recor … more →
