Category Archives: Musicians

Photography, Music, and Friendship.

Photography, Music, and Friendship. My love of photography has helped me develop close and enduring [...]

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Jon Hendricks

Jazz Fan? Do You Remember Jon Hendricks? Two weeks ago, at the Monterey Jazz Festival, [...]

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Dave Brubeck: A Man of Integrity

  Dave Brubeck: A Man of Integrity I’m reading “Take Five: The Public and Private [...]

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Red River Valley / Heroes or Victims?

I’ve always loved “Red River Valley.” Last December, I pulled out my banjo and decided [...]

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Chris Brubeck: Reflections

Amazing interview with Dave Brubeck’s son, Chris   • Why the French love jazz • [...]

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Dr. Ford Believable? 100% Plus: 2018 Monterey Jazz Festival

    Dr. Ford: Believable? 100%! Last Thursday morning, my daughter, Katy, sat on the sofa [...]

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A Musical Legacy

Ever notice how personal traits and careers tend to run in families? This is especially [...]

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Love Flamenco? Me Too.

Three years ago I interviewed Joaquin Gallegos in Sant Fe, NM. He is a full-time [...]

Meet Regina Carter

Best advice for young, up-and-coming jazz musicians? “Understand business,” says Regina Carter.

Goodbye, Jon Hendricks

    Jazz Poem by Jon Hendricks: “Nothin’ ’bout huggin’ and kissin’, just listen.” If [...]

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Herbie Hancock: Magic Moment at Monterey Jazz Festival

Jazz education takes front and center every year at the Monterey Jazz Festival. This year [...]

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Love Jazz Piano? Meet Taylor Eigsti.

Menlo Park native and two-time Grammy nominated Taylor Eigsti was featured again this year at [...]

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The Conservatory of Flowers

Our niece, Katie Shadick, is visiting from Wisconsin. She is very interested in flowers, botany, [...]

Recommendations

Recommendations   Music   In the Bay Area, we have an embarrassment of riches when [...]

Huey Lewis and the News, Monterey Jazz Festival

Huey Lewis and the News, Monterey Jazz Festival