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Adding Jazz to Your Menu: An Insiders Guide to Making Jazz Work at Your Restaurant
by Ron Thomas
Principle #1: “The Miles Davis Principle" Miles Davis hated the word Jazz. Duke Ellington wasn't crazy about it either. The word suggested to them an insulting marginalization of their music. Even though you plan to have primarily Jazz in your establishment, avoid the word “Jazz" as much as possible and don't pontificate about the music. Just ...
Ron Thomas Quartet: The House of Counted Days
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Ron Thomas leads a quartet with a trumpeter (John Swana) out front on The House of Counted Days, and two things jump out: an obvious Miles Davis influence, and some striking originality.The opener, “Fancy of Fate," pushes you off balance. An oddly percussive workout, jaunty, ebullient, crisp; and the frame of reference is ...
