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Chuck Deardorf: Perception
by Paul Rauch
Before the tech revolution that has ushered in an era of unprecedented growth and global recognition, the city of Seattle was a bit of an outpost in the world of jazz. Since the 1920s, the city has enjoyed a vibrant and innovative jazz scene, often resulting in local musicians backing major international touring artists. The emerald ...
Blue Note's Tone Poet Series
by Patrick Burnette
With CD-quality streaming a reality for those with butch internet and money to burn, and vanilla streaming the reality for almost everyone else, digital music has never seemed less collectable. Why clutter your Marie Kondo-approved home with jewel boxes when much (though heaven knows not all) of the digital catalogue is available on tap? While compact ...
Sonny Buxton: Strayhorn’s Last Drummer, A Radio Master Class Mid-Day Saturdays
by Arthur R George
Sociologist, anthropologist, historian: storyteller, raconteur, entrepreneur and griot, in the guise of a deejay. Registrar, dean, professor: The jazz class of Sonny Buxton is barely concealed as entertainment within his weekly radio program every Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific time on San Francisco Bay Area FM station KCSM 91.1, streaming live on kcsm.org.
Chuck Deardorf: Hanging On To The Groove
by Paul Rauch
Bassist Chuck Deardorf has gained a reputation for virtuosity and professionalism over a career that has thus far spanned 40 years. He has been the first call bassist in Seattle for most of his career, playing with some of the most renowned musicians in the history of jazz. For many years, despite having a prolific local ...
My Guitar
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
This Christmas marked a very important anniversary in the history of Your Own Personal Genius. Thirty years ago, I received a gift that would change the course of my life forever: a Korean-made Starforce Strat-copy guitar, along with a small Fender practice amp. I got with it a small book of basic blues scales, plus 12-bar ...
Ron Carter: Still Searching for the Right Notes
by Rob Garratt
"People from newspapers and magazines always ask me two things," Ron Carter tells a reverent crowd from a stage in suburban Hong Kong. “What was it like playing with Miles Davis? And why am I still doing this?" He answers the latter enquiry by pointing left and right simultaneously at his two diligent sidemen, pianist Donald ...
Daisuke Konno: Taking the D
by Chris Mosey
Choosing material for his first album, Taking the D, melody came first and foremost for Japanese drummer Daisuke Konno. He says: “I picked songs with beautiful melodies because I wanted as many people as possible to enjoy my music--not just jazz lovers." Konno's musical odyssey from Tokyo to New York City began with ...
Listeners' Favorites
by Marc Cohn
Every tenth show, we go through Mixcloud messages, emails, phone calls and 'stopped me on the street' comments to compile a list of tunes that grabbed you. Dr. Jazz offers some of the many selections that resonated with you from Shows 331 to 340. This is not just about the tracks that get the 'most votes,' ...
Gary McFarland: The In Sound & Soft Samba
by Rob Caldwell
Arranger, vibraphonist and singer Gary McFarland is regarded as one of the major purveyors of orchestral jazz--a type of jazz which had its heyday in the 1960s, but which is not heard as much anymore. A fine line separates orchestral jazz from the dreaded “easy listening" tag. A line so fine, they're often one and the ...
More Jazz Guitar Milestones Of Jazz Legends
Label: The Intense Media
Released: 2017
Track listing: Charlie Christian • T-Bone Walker; Charlie Christian With The Benny Goodman Sextet And Orchestra; T-Bone Walker; Al Casey • Tiny Grimes; Al Casey - Buck Jumpin'; Tiny Grimes - Callin' The Blues; The Wes Montgomery Trio • Johnny Griffin; The Wes Montgomery Trio - A Dynamic New Sound: Guitar / Organ / Drums; Johnny Griffin - Grab This! (Feat. Joe Pass); Tal Farlow Quartet • John Lewis & Sacha Distel; Tal Farlow Quartet; John Lewis & Sacha Distel - Afternoon In Paris; CD5 • Herb Ellis • Sal Salvador; Herb Ellis - Nothing But The Blues; Sal Salvador - Quintet / Quartet; The Jimmy Giuffre 3 • Paul Desmond; The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - The Easy Way (Feat. Jim Hall); Paul Desmond - Desmond Blue With Strings (Feat. Jim Hall); Grant Green • Bob Brookmeyer Street Swingers; Grant Green - Sunday Mornin'; Bob Brookmeyer - Street Swingers (Feat. Jim Hall & Jimmy Rainey); Kenny Burrell • Gene Ammons; Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Volume 2; Gene Ammons - Jungle Soul (Feat. Kenny Burrell & Bucky Pizzarelli); Barney Kessel • Barry Galbraith; Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing; Barry Galbraith - Guitar And The Wind; René Tomas And Bobby Jaspar; René Tomas And Bobby Jaspar - From Rome To Comblain;
