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dave stryker and blue to the bone live at birdland new york city 8/11/09 dave stryker-guitar, freddie hendrix-trumpet, steve slagle-alto sax, vincent gardner-trombone, jason marshall-bari sax, bill moring-bass, clarence penn-drums blue to the bone by d. stryker/d.strike music bmi www.davestryker.com Author: gitman2 Keywords: dave stryker blue to the bone jazz guitar blues birdland freddie hendrix steve slagle alto sax trumpet vincent gardner trombone jason marshall baritone bill moring bass clarence penn drums st new orleans Added: August 14, 2009

I m waiting for Elton to write this one up. He is more into jazz than I will ever be. All I can tell you is that this is a great song performed by a great jazz fusion group at their peak. Jaco Pastorius was still with them. He gave the band its bass, its heavier than heavy, funkier than funky sound. Intelligent thoughts from my good friend Elton: Sorry for the delay, just got off a few nights on call. You picked one of the few “jazz fusion” groups I’ve studied and tried to play. Here’s a few comments off the top of my head: Jaco Pastorius got such a distinctive sound from his bass because it didn’t have any frets so he could slide his hand up and down the neck without the bumps. He bought it used and liked the sound. Jaco was an alcoholic, heroin-addicted, manic-depressive who was killed by a bouncer in a bar fight. Amazing how many jazz greats (and musicians in general) were big time substance abusers. DownBeat is the most well-respected jazz magazine out there, and Weather Report is the only artist to win album of the year four years in a row. Birdland is on the album Heavy Weather which was the fourth in that string. Nice clip – it looks like it’s from that old “Rock Concert” show that came on Friday nights when I was a teenager. Weather Report was one of the few jazz groups to appear on that show. Wayne Shorter made his name in one of Miles Davis’ bands and was one of the founding members of Weather Report along with a keyboard guy whose name I’d have to look up. Shorter is still going strong today – check out his albums alegria and footprints live from a few years ago. One of the jazz games I play is “Six Degrees to Louis,” I think this is the trail through Weather Report: Wayne Shorter→Miles Davis→Charlie Parker→Lester Young→Louis Armstrong. Remember, everything in jazz started with Louis, actually everything in all music since 1920 started with Louis, but that’s another blog altogether!

Jon Hammond here folks *Member AFM Local 802 & Local 6: Here is an excerpt and photos of the very important issues being dealt with head on at today's Jazz Advisory Board meeting at AFM Local 802... JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU

Jon Hammond here folks *Member AFM Local 802 Sam Folio, Secretary Treasurer Local 802, Associated Musicians of Greater New York Local 802 Jazz Advisory Committee Local 802 Theater Committee Jazz Foundation of America Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Executive Director New York Central Labor Council Jazz Ministry at St. Peter’s Church, Amandus J. Derr, Senior Pastor New School Jazz Department Faculty Committee Andy Kirk Research Foundation NY City Councilwoman Diana Reyna (D-34, Brooklyn) Rutgers-Newark Master’s Program in Jazz History and Research Dr. Lewis Porter, Jazz Historian and Educator Dan Morgenstern, Jazz Historian and former editor of Down Beat John Chilton, Jazz Historian Maxine Gordon (widow of Dexter Gordon) Gary Giddins, Jazz Journalist Nat Hentoff, Jazz Journalist Won’t you print up copies of the J4JA Petition and Fact Sheet and convince your fellow musicians to sign on? Then simply mail them in to the address below—or drop by the union’s Jazz Dept—on the 3rd floor. AFM Local 802 322 West 48th Street New York, New York 10036 Associated Musicians of Greater New York, AFM Local 802322 West 48th Street 3rd floorNew York, New York 10036 *LISTEN TO HammondCast 148 HERE: HammondCast 148 KYOURADIO with special guest HOUSTON PERSON tenor saxophonist band leader: "Since I Fell for YOU", Interview with Jon Hammond, "Tenderly" www.houstonperson.com JIMMY McGRIFF R.I.P. "I Got A Woman" and "River's Invitation" with Hank Crawford + Billy Preston © www.HammondCast.com Bob Cunningham, Bass, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond, Local 802, Musicians Union, NDR Jazz, Late Rent, Mikell's, Jazz Foundation of America, Elmar Lemes, ASCAP Network, B3 organ, XK-3c, Blues, Funky, Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO, Cephas Bowles, Gary Walker, Brian Delp, Josh Jackson, Sylvia Brewer ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond "LATE RENT" Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America Jon Hammond MySpace HammondCast ASCAP Network Behind The Beat "NDR SESSIONS Projekt" Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA Jon Hammond and Bob Cunningham playing at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America photo by Elmar Lemes Justice For Jazz Artists, Bob Cranshaw, Bernard Purdie, Jon Hammond, Todd Weeks, Local 802, Musicians Union, B3 organ, XK-3c, Accordion, ASCAP Network, Birdland, Blue Note, Smoke, Iridium, Jerry Nadler, KYOU"The FINGERS...are The SINGERS!"™

*LISTEN TO HammondCast HERE: HammondCast 162 KYOURADIO with special guest & music: LUDOVIC BEIER Accordionist. LUDOVIC BEIER chromatic accordion virtuoso Jazz Musician from France is Jon's guest... JON HAMMOND Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974 Languages: English, German *Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU

One of the most incredible spontaneous jazz improvisation pianists to ever play the piano. Listen to Connie tare it up at the Berlin Jazz Festival Playing Lennie Tristano's "Lennie's Pennies" (William H. Bower Inc. ASCAP) in 1980. This legendary improvisation icon is a part of the historical progression of the jazz piano from it's beginnings to this day.. having been a colleague and student of the late, great, jazz piano genius Lennie Tristano, Connie has evolved his unique synthesis of jazz piano improvisation playing into an original universe of her own and teaches others to enter their own unique playing universe of free spontaneous playing on piano, vocals and all other instruments at her Williamsburgh,BKLN NYC Loft. For info about booking Connie for gigs go to her website at http://Connie Crothers.net To see videos and concerts of Connie's incredible playing go to http://NewArtistsRecordsTV.com if you want to know about being a unique, serious musician and connecting to that original streaming core musician within, you won't want to miss the opportunity to hear her. For information about future Connie Crothers playing engagements and studying with Connie visit her website.

Connie Crothers, Richard Tabnik Quartet at Birdland Jazz Club NYC-2000 Session doing "All The Things You Are" in a free improvisational style. Listen to Connie s incredible solo and how tight these spontaneous jazz improvisers are within and outside the framework of structured music. See the whole session at http://NewArtistsRecordsTV.com For information about booking Connie and friends worldwide visit Connie Crothers s website at http://ConnieCrothers.net

NYSDS - Champian Fulton with Ron Sunshine's Orchestra - Lullaby of Birdland

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(www.ARoadRetraveled.com) Silvia Coscienza from Italy takes us to Vintage Rome with Lullaby of Birdland.

Stephanie J. Block performs Never Neverland (Fly Away) at Scott Alan's CD Release event for 'Dreaming Wide Awake' on January 7, 2008. CD available on CDbaby.com/scottalan and iTunes. BACKSTORY: So, I had done a Benefit Concert with Shoshana Bean called 'The Kitchen Sink.' It was my first professional gig in the city. Stephanie J. Block was there. I had JUST seen her a few days prior in Boy from Oz, but I was to scared to say hi to her at the Concert. Intimidated. Yet, that's what email is for. I went to her website and emailed her a letter, exactly how I had touched base with Shoshana. I didn't think she would respond. (Side note, I have ALL of these emails saved still. Sad, right ?!?!). Well, she did respond, and said she loved the song Shoshana sang at the Concert and has a benefit coming up for BroadwayWorld.com called 'Standing Ovations' and has to sing two songs and it would be great to sing something new. So, we scheduled to meet later that week at Shetler Studios. So, we meet and I am shaking and start playing her some songs and she is so sweet and keeps going 'Yes, this is beautiful, I'll take this one.' I played her Goodnight (the song Liz Callaway sings on the CD) and she said 'this is the one.' So, she made her decision, but, in a weird twist of fate she said, just in case, do you have anymore ? I literally had played her EVERYSONG ... Well, there was one more ... Never Neverland (Fly Away) was a very personal song for me and I hardly ever played it for anyone. Everyone I DID play it for passed it over very quickly, so I was even skeptical to play it for Stephanie. Well, I did, and she loved it. So, she took Goodnight and Never Neverland home with her. She emailed me a few days later to let me know the director of the Concert asked her to sing two more well known songs but was going to try and sneak in one of these sings, if possible. She still didn't know which one. Well, the concert came, and Stephanie sang her first song and then an intermission came and I thought 'well, hmmmm, maybe she isn't singing my song after all.' Truth be told, I was going to leave. I am so glad I didn't. Stephanie came out, I had my tape recorder ready, and her performance changed my life forever, literally. Some songs are meant for a performer. This song was one of my trunk songs, and Stephanie made it a spotlight song of mine. Everything happens for a reason, when it's meant to.

Stephanie J. Block performs Never Neverland (Fly Away) at Scott Alan's CD Release event for 'Dreaming Wide Awake' on January 7, 2008. CD available on CDbaby.com/scottalan and iTunes. BACKSTORY: So, I had done a Benefit Concert with Shoshana Bean called 'The Kitchen Sink.' It was my first professional gig in the city. Stephanie J. Block was there. I had JUST seen her a few days prior in Boy from Oz, but I was to scared to say hi to her at the Concert. Intimidated. Yet, that's what email is for. I went to her website and emailed her a letter, exactly how I had touched base with Shoshana. I didn't think she would respond. (Side note, I have ALL of these emails saved still. Sad, right ?!?!). Well, she did respond, and said she loved the song Shoshana sang at the Concert and has a benefit coming up for BroadwayWorld.com called 'Standing Ovations' and has to sing two songs and it would be great to sing something new. So, we scheduled to meet later that week at Shetler Studios. So, we meet and I am shaking and start playing her some songs and she is so sweet and keeps going 'Yes, this is beautiful, I'll take this one.' I played her Goodnight (the song Liz Callaway sings on the CD) and she said 'this is the one.' So, she made her decision, but, in a weird twist of fate she said, just in case, do you have anymore ? I literally had played her EVERYSONG ... Well, there was one more ... Never Neverland (Fly Away) was a very personal song for me and I hardly ever played it for anyone. Everyone I DID play it for passed it over very quickly, so I was even skeptical to play it for Stephanie. Well, I did, and she loved it. So, she took Goodnight and Never Neverland home with her. She emailed me a few days later to let me know the director of the Concert asked her to sing two more well known songs but was going to try and sneak in one of these sings, if possible. She still didn't know which one. Well, the concert came, and Stephanie sang her first song and then an intermission came and I thought 'well, hmmmm, maybe she isn't singing my song after all.' Truth be told, I was going to leave. I am so glad I didn't. Stephanie came out, I had my tape recorder ready, and her performance changed my life forever, literally. Some songs are meant for a performer. This song was one of my trunk songs, and Stephanie made it a spotlight song of mine. Everything happens for a reason, when it's meant to.

Natalie Weiss sings I'm a Star by Scott Alan at his CD Release Party at Birdland on January 7, 2008. (Eden Espinosa was scheduled to sing this song, but after she got sick, Natalie was asked to step in, having only one day to learn it.) Honors: #57 - Top Favorites (The Week of 1.17.08) - Music #62 - Top Favorites (The Week of 1.10.08) - Music #56 - Top Favorites (10.11.08) - all of youtube #9 - Top Favorites (10.11.08) - Music #61 - Top Rated (10.11.08) - Music #86 - Top Favorites (1.10.08) - All of youtube #15 - Top Favorites (1.10.08) - Music #98 - Top Rated (1.10.08) - Music #84 - Top Favorites (1.9.08) - Music