“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no
Category: Music
Saturday Bossa Nova
“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas”. ~ Stan Getz *** Stan Getz ~ “Corcovado” Photo credit: http://www.unsplash.com/@photofil
Sunday Baroque (and a bit more)
“My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.” ~ Denzel Washington Handel – Water
Saturday Jazz (Blues)
“There’s so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.” – Wynton Marsalis *** The Wynton Marsalis Quintet performing “Joe Avery’s Blues Second Line”, featuring
Sunday Baroque
Of J.S. Bach: “The most stupendous miracle in all music!” ~ Richard Wagner Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 –
Saturday Jazz
“Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. It’s about a man and a woman. So the pain
Dispatches from the Asylum 