Author: mick
Happy New Year 2024
Let us pray for Peace in our World of Crisis
Cosmos NGC 2264
NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula. All of the objects are located in the…
Jimmy Haslip
James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican immigrants, Spanish was Haslip’s first language and he…
Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 30, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as “King Louis…
John Kirby
John Kirby (December 31, 1908 – June 14, 1952), was an American jazz double-bassist and bandleader. In addition to sideman work (prominently with Benny Goodman), Kirby is remembered for leading a successful chamber jazz sextet in the late 1930s and early 1940s, which scored several hit songs including “Loch Lomond” and the debut recording of…
New Year Unfolding 2023/24
A new year is unfolding–like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within. – Unknown
Cosmos Sh2-92
S2-92 It is a large emission nebula visible in the constellation of the fox. It is identified in the northern part of the constellation, on the border with the swan, on the southern edge of a very bright stretch of the Milky Way; It appears very extensive and weak, to the point that very sensitive…
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