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The Gift of Trumpet
Wonderful and surprising things like this don’t happen every day. But on a special day not long ago I received the gift of trumpet. In some ways this gift was first given to me when I was only eight years … Continue reading
Wacky Instruments at the Met
While we were in New York a while back I had the opportunity to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the very first time. Suffice it to say, it’s an overwhelming and wonderful place. We went specifically to see the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cubist paintings, Historical instruments, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met
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Romeir Mendez Quintet Kills it at Bohemian Caverns
WOW!!! That’s all we could say at the end of the set. These guys played their hearts out at a frenetic pace, with precision and a lot of energy. Every single musician was outstanding in his own right, and dynamite … Continue reading
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Tagged Allyn Johnson, Bohemian Caverns, Jazz, John Lamkin, Romeir Medez, Terrell Stafford, tim Warfield
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A funny thing happened on the way to Whole Foods
Seriously, I was just popping over to pick up some bottled soda water – about the only thing at Whole Foods you can get for a bargain – and to my own surprise, ended up playing my flugelhorn on the street! … Continue reading
Off the Wall Halloween
This is not exactly a musical entry, but given that music DID occur at this peculiar Halloween fete, and it was just too wild not to post, I thought I would share it with you. It’s a little longer than … Continue reading
Mezzrow NYC
Last weekend I took the train to NYC to meet Yolanda, who was already up there for business. By happenstance, an architect friend of hers and his arty wife had contacted us a few days earlier to see if we … Continue reading
Terence Blanchard Quintet at Blues Alley
This band was HOT! We had tickets for this for a few months, and it’s a good thing, because the house was packed. The audience at Blues Alley is always interesting – a mix of young and old, black and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues Alley, Jazz, Jazz Quintet, Jazz trumpet, Terence Blanchard
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Ode to the Rich
Rich Cooper, that is. Rich has been a good friend and fellow colleague in trumpet for over 20 years. He just visited us, along with his attentive, energetic wife, Paula, for a week of fun and frolic in DC. They were on the move … Continue reading
DC Chamber Orchestra
After years and years playing lead trumpet in bands of all sorts, at my ripe (unidentified) age I now find myself playing in a classical orchestra around the corner from where Yolanda and I live. Yolanda has a degree in … Continue reading
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Tagged Concert, DC Chamber Group, DC Chamber Orchestra, Hummel Septet, Randall Stewart
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Six Degrees with Steve Washington
We met Steve Washington for the first time at the Mandarin Oriental here in DC singing with a jazz quartet. We were invited by our friends Anna and Augie who met him through their interior designer, sparking a round of “six degrees of … Continue reading
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Tagged DC Jazz, Loews Madison, Postscript Lounge, Steve Washington, Weekend Jazz
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