Late to Jazz

Having “discovered” jazz at the tender age of 43, now struggling to become a jazz pianist, herein I document the jazz learning process for the amusement and possible edification of others. Because if you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know, but, you have to start someplace. It might as well be here, and, better late than never.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Nash + JALCO = really fine jazz

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The first time I heard pieces of this jazz suite was at a live performance where the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra traveled to a venue ...
Sunday, September 8, 2019

Less than perfect circumstances, nearly perfect results

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Anybody well steeped in the history of jazz will be familiar with the story of this recording, which goes something like: strung out, drug...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - 2014

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With a new album pairing Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, along with Bill Charlap and his trio in support, it seems a good time to post this ...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

The Resurrection of Late to Jazz

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Never mind about my composer’s studio (which is coming along but still in the works). It’s time to resurrect the blog itself. After wr...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Another "In and out of jazz" story

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I recently had the opportunity to make my second trip ever to lovely Greenville, South Carolina. If you’ve never been there, downtown Green...
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Something worth reading

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I read about jazz every chance I get, so when I was offered a review copy of pianist Fred Hersch’s memoir, Good Things Happen Slowly , I gla...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Composer’s Studio: The Resurrection

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A couple years back, I set about buying a piano, which required me to not only think about space, but to actually organize it. At the time, ...
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