In the jazz world, one can count the number of major woman instrumentalists on a single set of hands and toes: Shirley Scott, Joanne Brackeen, Regina Carter, Anat Cohen, Geri Allen, Jane Bunnett, Toshiko Akiyoshi are a few examples. It … Read More
“I push the first valve down The music goes down and around Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho And it comes out here.” (R Hodgson, E Farley, M Riley, Copyright 1935, Chappel & Company) This snip from an old classic tune I first heard in … Read More
Soul music is found not ONLY in Memphis, Motown, Muscle Shoals. Soul music, perhaps with a slight twist, comes other cultures also. No, it may not be funky, it may not have fatback drums, but there is plenty of other … Read More
