I'm a long-time jazz fan with blues coming in a close second.
We've seen some of the jazz greats at our local haunt: Fathead Newman, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Peter Bernstein, Joey De Francesco, to name a few. The intimate setting is great.
Fountain is a genius. There's something about his playing that just makes me happy. And it seems to make my kids want to dance, which is always fun to watch.
Good stuff! Last night my son was practicing the piano and I flipped through one of his song books to find something new for him. I ended up with Joplin's "The Entertainer" and the piece you posted reminded me of a good rag.
My first instrument was the clarinet in 4th grade, then switched to alto sax in 5th/6th, then snare and bass drum in 7th. When I was 16 I bought a bass guitar, and a 6-string followed. I played bass in the school jazz band my junior and senior years, and also took theory & composition, which was an interesting dichotomy as I learned the rules and structure for music (in theory class) and how to ignore it (in jazz).
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I'm a long-time jazz fan with blues coming in a close second.
We've seen some of the jazz greats at our local haunt: Fathead Newman, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Peter Bernstein, Joey De Francesco, to name a few. The intimate setting is great.
Thanks for sharing the music, Bryan.
Fountain is a genius. There's something about his playing that just makes me happy. And it seems to make my kids want to dance, which is always fun to watch.
I wasn't familiar with this cat. Until now.
Good stuff! Last night my son was practicing the piano and I flipped through one of his song books to find something new for him. I ended up with Joplin's "The Entertainer" and the piece you posted reminded me of a good rag.
My first instrument was the clarinet in 4th grade, then switched to alto sax in 5th/6th, then snare and bass drum in 7th. When I was 16 I bought a bass guitar, and a 6-string followed. I played bass in the school jazz band my junior and senior years, and also took theory & composition, which was an interesting dichotomy as I learned the rules and structure for music (in theory class) and how to ignore it (in jazz).
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