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Archives for May 4, 2007

David Friesen’s New Trio

May 4, 2007 by Doug Ramsey

The bassist David Friesen, an explorer, does not rule out the customary jazz trio instrumentation of piano, bass and drums; he had a superb trio with pianist Randy Porter and drummer Alan Jones. But for him the traditional configuration does not define the trio concept. Friesen has led trios in … [Read more...]

Hotel Pianist: Soldiering On

May 4, 2007 by Doug Ramsey

Hotel Pianist no longer blogs, thanks to having been outed by a numbskull fellow blogger. From time to time, though, she sends e-mail messages. This is the latest one: Musician Jokes I have two musician jokes for you today: 1. I'm often bored enough to drool at the piano. One way I try to counteract … [Read more...]

What Is Jazz?

May 4, 2007 by Doug Ramsey

Louis Armstrong said that if you had to ask, you'd never know. That did not prevent Sid Caesar from attempting to answer the question on Your Show Of Shows in 1956. Have a good weekend. … [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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