If you are in Koh Samui or the area and like Jazz then check out the the yearly Samui Internationl Jazz Fest Sept 18th to the 25th, 2011. For more info check out Samui Jazz Festival
Date: 24 – 30 Sept 2010 Venue: Samui Island (Fisherman Village, Chaweng Beach, Lamai Beach) International and Thai artist will perform their jazz tunes at this beautiful, tropical island of Samui, Thailand. Meet 20 international artists such as Peter Beets, Saskia Laroo, Renske Taminiau, Alexander Beets and more than 100 Thai Jazz musicians, including the [...]
THE BOOK BAND Representing the Best of Small Press P.O. Box 3471, Stn. C. Voice: 905-545-5274 Hamilton ON L8H 7M1 E-mail: info@thebookband.com www.thebookband.com Attn: Trudi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hot Hamilton’s Cool Blues Scene It’s the early 1960s and two Hamilton teens, Doug Carter and Richard Newell (later known as King Biscuit Boy), with two other [...]
This is my story, my memories, from my very subjective point of view. I’ve tried to capture the enthusiasm of the era, a golden age of pop music, and its roots in the Blues . I apologize if I’ve left anyone out that should have been included and I’ve done the best I can to [...]
Pull up a chair, open a cold one, or pour your favourite glass of wine, light up that _ _ _ _ _ , and listen to the COOL Smooth, Jazz Blues of Oscar Peterson & Count Basie from 2000 . Jazz in Koh Samui, Thailand OK they did not play here but we can [...]
Anyone who has ever listened to the “Blues” knows that it is more than just music, but an inspiration, an unfolding of the emotions that we all feel. From Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and many other influential Blues legends, to the more contemporary Blues artists such as Robert Cray, Eric Clapton and [...]
In the history of the guitar blues there have been some great players and fortunately many of those great players are still with us today. Whether you prefer smooth guitar blues or whether you like to have your guitar blues smash you in the face there have been players to oblige you and to entertain [...]
If you have a hankerin’ to be a blues guitar player but don’t know how to start, there is no better way than to immerse yourself in the recordings of the blues guitar players of the twentieth century. You can use the licks of famous blues guitarists as building blocks that will eventually be the [...]
Memphis Blues music first appeared in the 1920s in Memphis, and Memphis ever since has been a Mecca for blues music lovers worldwide. Beale Street, the heart of Memphis music scene, is home to everything from jug bands to jazz. The sub genre of Memphis Blues music that is Jug Band Blues emphasizes syncopated rhythms [...]
In popular music, blues keyboard riffs are universal. From Billy Preston jamming with the Rolling Stones to Ray Charles kicking into “What I’d Say,” blues progressions and scales serve as the basis for legendary songs and amazing keyboard solos. One of the greatest aspects of blues keyboard riffs is the musical theory behind them, which [...]
Blues music has its inclination to African-American community of the USA. It is a kind of vocal or instrumental music which is generally based on blues notes. The concept aroused from the spirituality, chants, work songs and ballads. The African influence is greatly felled in the notes and call-and-response patterns of music and lyrics. The [...]
AsiaRooms.com has declared that legendary blues musician Charlie Musselwhite will be heading to Anual Blues Festival in Phuket one of the biggest events in Thailand. On February 26th and 27th, music devotees from everywhere in the the world will be heading to the Hilton Phuket Arcadia near Karon Beach for the Phuket International Blues Rock [...]