When Dexter Gordon hung out in Europe: He’s always been a formidable tenor saxophonist, albeit subject to ups and downs: Video, Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS When Dexter Gordon hung out in Europe: He’s always been a formidable tenor saxophonist, albeit subject to ups and downs: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU November 21, 2025 “More Than You Now” – 2 CDs (Gleam Records) – For nearly twenty years, from the early...Read More
Fictional review of Jack DeJohnette: He was more than a jazz drummer – a superhuman force in music: Videos, Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Fictional review of Jack DeJohnette: He was more than a jazz drummer – a superhuman force in music: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU October 30, 2025 Considered by many as one of the great drummers in modern jazz history, Jack DeJohnette has died...Read More
Book review: Bill Maier, Bill Wax, and Martine Maier – Celebrity Word Scramble – The Blues – 2025: Cover BLUES BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED Book review: Bill Maier, Bill Wax, and Martine Maier – Celebrity Word Scramble – The Blues – 2025: Cover https://JazzBlues.EU October 21, 2025 The Maier Brothers have created a series of adult celebrity word game books and approached long time...Read More
Did John Lennon really hate jazz? I Want You works as a jazz number, laced with a samba beat, as does Well, Well, Well: Videos, Photo BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Did John Lennon really hate jazz? I Want You works as a jazz number, laced with a samba beat, as does Well, Well, Well: Videos, Photo https://JazzBlues.EU October 9, 2025 John Lennon was known for incendiary remarks. He claimed The Beatles were “bigger than Jesus”; he said...Read More
How much the music of Charles Mingus and Thelonius Monk still has to offer the creativity and expressive impulses of contemporary musicians: Videos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS How much the music of Charles Mingus and Thelonius Monk still has to offer the creativity and expressive impulses of contemporary musicians: Videos https://JazzBlues.EU October 5, 2025 Two recent releasesl, how much the music of Charles Mingus and Thelonius Monk still has to offer...Read More
Joshua Redman didn’t inspire much sympathy in me – Haunted by Misunderstandings: Videos, Photos BOOKS MUSICIANS NEWSFEED Joshua Redman didn’t inspire much sympathy in me – Haunted by Misunderstandings: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU September 29, 2025 Well, I have to confess. Years ago, Joshua Redman didn’t inspire much sympathy in me: he seemed...Read More