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Hubert Laws Day

Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Considering the artistry of the late Eric Dolphy and the popularity of the late Herbie Mann, Laws is notably in the company of the most recognized and respected jazz…

Big Chief Ellis

Wilbert Thirkield “Big Chief” Ellis (November 10, 1914 – December 20, 1977) was an American blues pianist and vocalist. Ellis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and was an autodidact at piano. He played at local parties and dances in the late 1920s before leaving Alabama, traveling the United States and working odd jobs….

Paul Bley Day

Hyman Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and Arp audio synthesizers. Bley was a long-time resident of…

The Cosmos with UGC 12113

NGC 7331 (also known as Caldwell 30) is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years (12 Mpc) away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. NGC 7331 is the brightest member of the NGC 7331 Group of galaxies. The other members of the group are the lenticular or unbarred spirals NGC…

Gerry Brown Day

Gerry Brown Day

Gerald D. Brown Born: 9 November 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Jazz drummer who has featured with bassists Stanley Clarke and John Lee and is an ex-member of Chick Corea’s Return To Forever. He has also worked with a number of diverse artists such as Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins and Julee Cruise as well…

Alfredo Remus Day

Alfredo Remus is an Argentine musician, double bass player, performer of various genres of American popular music, especially tango , jazz , Argentine folklore and bossa nova . born 1938 He participated as bassist in the historical album the Misa Criolla ( 1964 ), by Ariel Ramírez . He has accompanied important musicians and groups…

World Music with Cameron

World Music with Cameron

World Music on Flamenco Fridays with Cameron From the film Tirititando de Frío An interesting counting method has been used by Pepe Romero, in his book Classical Guitar Style and Technique, which is 2 measures of 3 4 time followed by 3 measures of 2 4 time. This puts the emphasis on the last beat of…

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