By John Hilderbrand on Aug 2, 2009 in downloads, fusion, joshua redman, michael brecker, pat metheny, radio, smooth jazz, terence blanchard, twitter, weather report | 0 Comments
I’ve posted over 500 tweets of contemporary jazz news, release dates, and site information on Twitter in the last few months. It’s how I communicate quick contemporary jazz items of interest. In today’s quick-moving world, this is how I get most of my information – through brief, one-sentence notifications. Later, I can go back [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Aug 14, 2003 in jaco pastorius, marcus miller, reviews, weather report | 0 Comments
A scenario I’d like to see at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony: The Grammy returns to honoring jazz during its primetime special. Some of modern jazz’s best known bassists are playing a tribute to Jaco Pastorius. After thunderous applause, the award for Best Large Ensemble Album is announced. The winner: The Jaco Pastorius Big Band [...]
By John Hilderbrand on Oct 27, 2002 in fusion, joe zawinul, weather report | 0 Comments
Looked outside the window lately? The forecast for Weather Report fans has been sunny this month. On October 1, the two-CD set Live and Unreleased hit stores. Performances from 1975 to 1983 are captured in the collection and you’ll find all of the group’s signature songs. The release was produced with the full cooperation of [...]
