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#ChicagoJazz #JAZZ #JazzVocals #JazzMusic
#Chicago -ans of a certain "vintage" will remember the #TenorSaxophone of TOMMY PONCE ( R.I.P. )
youtube.com/watch?v=XdpmdXN_…
#PresidentsDay #PresidentTrump #ElonMusk
#running #HealthyLiving
in honor of PRESIDENTS' DAY
( and remembering the days when we still had REAL PRESIDENTS who ACTED LIKE PRESIDENTS SHOULD )
Underground cartoonist JAY LYNCH was born #OnThisDay. Not as well known as #RobertCrumb, Jay was an illustrator for the legendary #CHICAGO SEED newspaper and did free-lance work far & wide. This #painting cannot be hung "upside-down" even if you TRY.
#JAZZ #saxophone #TenorSaxophone
#HBD & Rest in Peace : FRANK WESS
Jan 4, 1922 - Oct 30, 2013
Sadly, the only surviving musician from this
FRANK WESS
gig at Chicago's legendary #JazzShowcase is
bassist LARRY GRAY.
#JimmyCarter #JimmyCarterRIP
#DonaldTrump #MAGA
#RadioCityMusicHall #Rockettes
<<< LOOK WHO's TALKIN' >>>
#DonaldTrump
Rest in Peace: #JimmyCarterRIP
[ October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024 ]
Who can imagine the Orange Baboon staging a concert such as this?
And would he bestow such a genuine expression of compassion for Charles Mingus?
#ChicagoArt #ChicagoHistory #ArtInstitute #ArtCollectors #ArtLovers #painting #paintings
#HBD to #Chicago Imagist painter
ROGER BROWN who would have been
83 today.
This 1979 painting is for sale at
CorbettvsDempsey.com
#PhillyJazz #BigBand #Jazz
#Philadelphia #ElectricSlide
#JazzHistory
I never envisioned Big Band jazz as being conducive to dancing the ELECTRIC SLIDE but these Philly folks NAILED IT.
youtube.com/watch?v=pN-jvrM4…
#MattGaetz #MattGaetzForAG #DonaldTrump
#MAGA #Republicans #AttorneyGeneral
Perhaps MATT GAETZ "pulled out" because the FBI was finally able to decipher the SECRET CODE he used for sexual purposes.
#JAZZ #TenorSaxophone #saxophone #saxophonist
#HBD COLEMAN HAWKINS
[ November 21, 1904 - May 19, 1969 ] Here's the May 2, 1957
@DownBeatMag
"Blindfold Test" of HAWKINS (conducted by Leonard Feather)
themotiondevotion.com/docs/C…
#ChicagoJazz #JazzEducation #JazzPerformance
TODAY ( Wed Nov 13 )... stop by the
@JazzShowcase
for the JAZZ LINKS jam staged by the
@JazzInstitute
(5:00-7:00) NO COVER CHARGE An ongoing effort by the JIC & professional musicians to mentor jazz youth.
#saxophone #WarneMarsh #TenorSaxophone
#JAZZ
WARNE MARSH was born on this date in 1927.
[ October 26, 1927 - December 18, 1987 ]
Click HERE for a 1976 CODA magazine article in .PDF format :
TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/W…
#DonaldTrump #JDvance
#KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Election2024 #MAGA
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #VladimirPutin
My toilet is not GOLD-PLATED such as what
The DONALD enjoys but I still like to keep it clean.
youtube.com/watch?v=eoXDFXH6…
#JAZZ #JazzHistory #ChicagoJazz #ChicagoHistory #saxophone #JazzEducation #HappyBirthday
#EddieHarris would have been 90 today
[ October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996 ]
Here he is at the 1988 CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL w/ #IraSullivan
youtube.com/watch?v=aDXDXgtz…
