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Archives for February 3, 2006

Today In The Wall Street Journal

February 3, 2006 by Doug Ramsey

My piece in this morning's Wall Street Journal is about the brain connection between music and sports. As someone who writes about and plays music, I would be the last to disagree with William Congreve that music hath charms. But silence has charms, too, and it’s getting hard to find. When … [Read more...]

The Odd Couples, Part 4

February 3, 2006 by Doug Ramsey

Entries continue to arrive in the unlikely-pairings sweepstakes. As we head into the weekend, here’s the latest batch. Doug, Here are a few "Odd Couplings": Gary Burton & Stephane Grappelli - Paris Encounter - Atlantic Barry Harris with Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, Charlie Rouse, & Roswell Rudd - … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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