Good Morning, P.O.U.! As you get your Sunday breakfast/brunch on, enjoy the sounds of Dinah Washington's 1954 album, Dinah Jams: … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday Jazz Open Thread: Cyrus Chestnut, Jazz Pianist
Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being typecast in any one niche, though his gospel sound is apparent … [Read more...] about Sunday Jazz Open Thread: Cyrus Chestnut, Jazz Pianist
Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! As you enjoy your Sunday breakfast/brunch, check out the only surviving footage of John Coltrane's one-time only live performance of his masterpiece album, A Love Supreme. … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! As you get your Sunday breakfast/brunch on, enjoy the sounds of the Joshua Redman Quartet.... … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday Jazz Brunch Open Thread: Ray Brown
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an influential American jazz double bassist and cellist, known for extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, among many others. Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and took piano lessons from the age of eight. After noticing how many pianists attended his high school, he thought of taking … [Read more...] about Sunday Jazz Brunch Open Thread: Ray Brown