Ustad Zakir Hussain

Rhythmic Impressions Of Ustad Zakir Hussain
ta di gi na thom

Congrats Herbie Hancock

Herbie took best album the Grammy Awards last night for River: The Joni Letters. Beautiful arrangements + Joni's music & poetry + outstanding performances = another great one from Herbie. I especially like Tina Turner's performance of Edith and the Kingpin.

Gabriel Alegria

One Thing Leads to Another... I recently purchased a CD, Nuevo Mundo by Peruvian jazz trumpeter Gabriel Alegria (link works best with IE). I've just started digging into it. So far I really like El Norte and his arrangement of Summertime.

Eva Allyon - Peruvian Jazz Vocalist

While you're looking at YouTube. Check out this video of Eva Allyon doing Toro Mata. Someone dear to me will be performing with her in Peru this spring.

Weather Report revisited

Man, it's been a while and many CDs and tunes since my October post. Lately I've re-discovered Weather Report, a group that I was really into in the late 70s and 80s. YouTube helped. Watch the group burn through this performance of Teen Town. Go Jaco.



I recently bought the MP3s for Heavy Weather and Mysterious Traveller.