To Bass Or Not To Bass

I discovered Esperanza Spalding in 2005. I was at a show celebrating George Wein (founder of the Newport Jazz Festival among many other things). Herbie Hancock played, and Spalding was the bassist in his band. They sounded great. I was an instant fan. I still remember when Herbie introduced the band, when he got to…

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Live Music

I took my daughter to see The Nutcracker.  It was fun.  I know next to nothing about dance, but from my perspective, they did a nice job.  Yet I didn’t enjoy it as much as other productions I’ve seen because there were no live musicians.  The company was dancing to a recording.  I found that to…

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