The music was perfectly layered so that even when being played at the same time the sounds of each instrument was clearly defined. Often, whenever any one of the instruments led the way the others would wander off on journeys of discovery without ever getting lost. It was all seamless and beautiful and sounded to be both ancient and modern as one !
Fairly typically, a jazz club is a place where people will dine and drink and take in the music and the vibe.
I have always been thrilled by the work of players like Joe B Mauldin, and now, in a slightly different way I will always be thrilled by a new name to me, with the sense of fun whilst still retaining a reverence for the music and his instrument, as held by Mauildin.. So tomorrow Sidetracks and Detours will introduce readers to a great double bass player who has recently joined with an excellent exponent on the timple, and a world class guitarist, both well´loved around the Spanish peninsular and its islands, to record a wonderful new album. Check out tomorrow to find his identity here at Sidetracks And Detours.
Today we visit many geographical locations and genres of the arts, from poetry to Porstmouth and from Manchester to music.
In 2011, Cohen was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for literature. His poetry collection The Flame, which he had been working on at the time of his death, appeared posthumously in 2018.
On his last album, a month before he died, Leonard seemed as ready as anyone could be. He littered his songs with a dry acceptance of the inevitable, “clos[e]ing the bar,” “leaving the table,” being “out of the game.” I imagine very few of us get the chance to publicly declare our own demise or, as Leonard did so often in his music, argue with himself about what, if anything, comes next. I’m writing this essay half a world away from my home. My writing has given me opportunities to chase dreams and futures I never saw as catchable all those years ago—listening to Leonard, writing atrocious poetry.
The Cassadó Duo, formed by the cellist Damian Martínez and the pianist Marta Moll, presented a performance entitled ‘Hechizo y duende’, in tribute to Federico García Lorca, on the 125th anniversary of the birth of the poet and playwright.
“I’m reluctant to do things in a conventional way,” confesses singer Gregory Porter (left) and suggests suggested; “that may be why I gravitated to jazz in the first place.”
50 years after its initial release, Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 masterpiece has aged gracefully, according to Matt Mitchell at Paste magazine, and remains a timeless document of our greatest pop songwriter’s prime.
Texan history is a tale that most people do not know in its entirety. This is why, for more than 20 years, we have been working from the island and from Teguise to learn about the connections that the Canary Islands and Lanzarote have with The Lone Star State.
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Pass It On 2/11/2025 Jenny Bray, Nash and Asher, Opus 222nd November 2025 - 7:00 am
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