. By Anouar Brahem, on oud, from his CD Le Pas du Chat Noir. With François Couturier on piano and Jean-Louis Matinier on accordion. Sublime. Related articles Kingdom Animalia Zero Dark Thirty and Torture We Fuses Taking Stock, Taking a Leave
Jazz Is: 43 – Treme: Funeral Scene & Second Line
. The audience and appreciation are starting to build, in its third season, for Treme, just as it did late for the brilliant David Simon‘s earlier The Wire. Whether it is the worlds of the inner city drug trade, policing, municipal government, unions, education, or journalism in Baltimore, or of high end chefs and dining in Treme, […]
Jazz Is: 42 – “The Cure”
. Feeling low, in despair, beset by the boorish and the brutish? There’s a cure for that. Back in May, Julia and I, along with jazz rabbi Charlie K, dropped in on Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Jack DeJohnette at the Catlalina Bar & Grill in Los Angeles. The new trio’s tour was billed as a […]
Jazz Is: 41 – KLAZZ Brothers and Cuba Percussion
. “Summertime” I’m feelin’ it. All hail Kilian Forster, solo bassist with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, founder, Klazz Brothers. Related articles Eating Poetry (XXXVII) – The New Physics (sadredearth.com)
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. Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers. From Stormy Weather. And what an ending. It’s a wonderful country. Related articles How We Lived On It (51) – Route 66: The American Road (sadredearth.com)