Jazz For A Saturday Night #52: Neil Swainson

Geoff Lapp, the subject of last week’s JFASN, is a Canadian. By lucky coincidence, the subject of this week’s JFASN Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #51: The Geoff Lapp Trio

Pianist Geoff Lapp and I have never met in person, and we probably never will. He lives in the huge Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #50: Lou Marini

Lou Marini Jr. was born May 13, 1945. According to his biography appearing on Wikipedia, he attended Fairless High School Continue reading →

RECALLING THE ORIGINS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a writer. When I was a teenager, hopped Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #49: Bob Mintzer

Saxophonist Bob Mintzer was born January 27, 1953. Beginning in the early 1970’s, he studied at both the Hartt College Continue reading →

Taking The Holiday Weekend Off

Monday is the Labor Day holiday in the US, and I have decided to give myself the holiday weekend off Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #48: Joe Baione

Compared with other musical instruments, such as the trumpet or piano or saxophone, the number of jazz musicians who have Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night 47: Corey Christiansen

Like so many other musicians I’ve written about, Corey Christiansen was born into a musical family, said event having taken Continue reading →