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I am an unabashed, unashamed young lover of the music we so lovingly call Jazz.

I have had a love affair with jazz most of my adult life. Jazz, as we call it is an improvisational musical art form. An art form that challenges the most talented, creative artisans of the craft to create…

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Greetings All You Young Jazz Lovers,



Writer Robin Kelly discusses his motivation for writing "Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of An American Original"...check it out!!…

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This post is a response to a recent article in The Chronicle on the decline of Jazz music. Attached below is a link the original article.



Here is my take...





Same Old Story...ding dong "Jazz is Dead"...to my knowledge as American Musical Art forms go...Jazz is one of the oldest and certainly one of the strongest.



Since the turn of the century @ 1900...the Jazz/Blues culture has been growing and evolving. The problem is current American Media has a short… Continue

Once again Houston we have a problem…



A less than sold out show featuring Jazz artists, again I say – “Houston Is Not a Jazz Town”. This past weekend was the cause for the 19th annual Houston International Jazz Festival sponsored by Houston’s Jazz Education Inc. and featuring for the Sunday show headliner Rachelle Ferrell, but more on the show in a second.



For those in the H-Town that aren’t aware - Jazz Education… Continue

I am what you call an amateur movie critic. I love movies and have seen a far bit, enough to know what I like and don't like. I also see what is missing in recent films... the Jazz life.



What is the Jazz life? A celebration of Jazz culture, the music, the musicians, the cafe's, the clubs...anything that is connected with this 100 plus year old music. This is what has been missing in movies lately. I can't think of a single recent film (from a major studio release) that features… Continue