Step Tempest

Creative music should challenge us, make us think and move us forward. Music can make one's life better and fuller, one of life's greatest pleasures.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Got Live (Music) If You Want It! (Part 1)

With the advent of the summer months, a number of venues close down (mostly those on college campuses) but, here in Connecticut, June remain...

Monday, May 28, 2012

Freedom Stories

As I write these words, Memorial Day parades are winding down throughout the area (save for those few towns who still celebrate on the 3...

Sunday, May 27, 2012

2 Shows, 2 Fine Pianists + CD Pick

The jazz world is filled with good pianists; some play in trio settings, others work unaccompanied and many work with large ensembles. F...

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Aud(io)acity (Part 2)

When you go to the website of guitarist/composer Miles Okazaki , one can get lost in his explanations of his music. When you listen to hi...

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Aud(io)dacity (Part 1)

The title of this post is a made-up word (although there is a quintet from Indianapolis that bears the name - without the parentheses). W...

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Threedom in the 'House, Good Live Music + Gilkes' Gem

Improvised music is at the root of jazz; the concept of a group of musicians "playing" together with few rules and the determ...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

"Duck" Dunn Passes

Coming of age in the 1960s and paying close attention to popular music, one had to be aware of the great rhythm sections that worked behin...

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