Tag Archives: Dave Brubeck
Jazz as Art, Jazz as Cool
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 11th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. This show focuses on the transition from Bop to Cool … Continue reading
“Nativity”: Piano and Jazz at Christmas
Decades ago, when I was around 17-18-19, I had, briefly, a jazz trio. And our church youth group wrote and performed a Christmas play. And the two came together when I wrote a theme for that play, called it “Nativity,” … Continue reading
Un-Blue Jazz: Remembering Dave Brubeck
For me the two coolest instrumentals to ever make the pop charts are “Take Five” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and “Green Onions” by Booker T and the MG’s. They’ve always been a pair for me, bookends, so I’ve thought … Continue reading →