The very first jazz musician I ever saw live was Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the Village Vanguard. It was December 1973. I was in high school and just getting into straight ahead jazz, transitioning out of my jazz-rock phase. My…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Bright Moments: Rahsaan Roland Kirk Live At the Keystone 1973
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Posted in Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Animusic Videos
I first saw some of the music videos produced by Animusic Studios on PBS as short filler pieces to get to the top of the hour. They would immediately put you into a fantastical world populated by other worldly Rube…
Ravi Shankar – Monterey Pop Festival 1967
Today was a day to spend indoors. New York City is in the process of getting hit with about two feet of snow. I count my blessings that I am warm and conformable in my apartment looking out from my…
“We Can Be Heroes” . . .: David Bowie (1947 – 21016)
When you turn on the morning news and you hear an old David Bowie song, you know it can’t be good. There is no shortage of news articles talking about the life and career of David Bowie so I’ll just…
ManRoy Music 