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Bob Baldwin
Bob Baldwin - Songs My Father Would Dig (2024) "Bob Baldwin’s first straight-ahead jazz project features Richie Goods on bass, Tony Lewis on drums, and Café da Silva on percussion and honors the music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Larry Willis, and Herbie Hancock. Reflecting on his inspirations, Baldwin shared, “My father was a Renaissance Man, a master of photography, music, and billiards. As a child, I absorbed his greatness, spending countless evenings in our living room, which was a sanctuary filled with the sounds of jazz legends like Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, and John Coltrane."" newreleasesnow.com


Links: Website, Facebook, Discography,  Reverbnationand DC Bebop page

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: ONECD

Richard Elliot
Richard Elliot - Straight Up Down (2024)  "Smooth jazz fans will know all about Scottish-born, LA raised and San Diego based RICHARD ELLIOT. A jazz chart topper and Grammy nominee, Elliot has 20 albums in his own name, countless collaborations and a CV that incudes work with Tower of Power, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, the Pointer Sisters, Dave Koz and Gerald Albright to name just a few. So yes, he’s a shining star in the smooth jazz firmament but his work can never be classed as “lite” or bland. Indeed, his oeuvre always delivers a soulful undertow – maybe caused by a combination of factors… his upbringing in a soul loving family and his five year stint with Tower of Power?" ~ soulandjazzandfunk.com.

Links:   Website, Amazon Discography, YouTube, Wikipedia.

MUSIC CD ARCHIVE: DOUBLECD

Connie Han      
Connie Han - Secrets of Inanna (2024) "Pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Connie Han has been described as “a decisively brazen talent with an exhilarating control of her skills and vision” by All About Jazz. In just the few short years since her emergence, Han has tackled the pantheon of jazz with her own fiery contemporary style, managing to shake up a staid jazz scene with her meteoric rise and compelling musical voice. While the lineage of jazz masters such as Mulgrew Miller, McCoy Tyner and Kenny Kirkland has deeply influenced her, Han has sought much further back to find the spiritual kinship that inspired her stunning new album, Secrets of Inanna – millennia, in fact, all the way to the Sumerian mythology of ancient Mesopotamia." ~ modernjazztoday.com,  Website, Steinway Artist and YouTube page.

Connie Han - Iron Starlet (2020)  "At the 2019 Detroit Jazz Festival, pianist Connie Han dazzled the crowd with a superb and well-paced set which was one of the best performances of the weekend. Although her Mack Avenue debut, Crime Zone, had hit the streets in 2018, Han's musical acumen was still hovering below the radar of most jazz listeners. The key to Han's refreshing approach is that she operates in a zone that respects the lexicon while also finding new territory of its own to explore." ~ C. Andrew Hovan - AllAboutJazz.com.

MUSIC ARTS: SESSION

Music Arts Music Arts session - Concert, Station, PBS, NPR and other live mini concert sessions and interviews.

Miles Davis- Night Music with David Sanborn (October 18, 1989)
MILES DAVIS - Miles Davis- trumpet | Kenny Garrett- flute -1, alto saxophone -2, 3 | David Sanborn- alto saxophone -1, 3 | Joe "Foley" McCreary- piccolo bass -1, 3 | Adam Holzman- synthesizer | Marcus Miller- bass guitar -1, 3, fretless bass -2 | Ricky Wellman- drums | Don Alias- percussion

"Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, is a late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists.[1] It was hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, and featured Marcus Miller as musical director. The show also featured a house band of Omar Hakim (drums), Marcus Miller (bass), Philippe Saisse (keyboards), David Sanborn (saxophone), Hiram Bullock (guitar), and Jools Holland (piano). Hal Willner was the music coordinator. "
Wikipedia

BOOK RACK: FEATURED BOOK

Percival Everett - James (2024) "This isn’t the first novel to reimagine Twain’s 1885 masterpiece, but the audacious and prolific Everett dives into the very heart of Twain’s epochal odyssey, shifting the central viewpoint from that of the unschooled, often credulous, but basically good-hearted Huck to the more enigmatic and heroic Jim, the Black slave with whom the boy escapes via raft on the Mississippi River. As in the original, the threat of Jim’s being sold “down the river” and separated from his wife and daughter compels him to run away while figuring out what to do next. He's soon joined by Huck, who has faked his own death to get away from an abusive father, ramping up Jim’s panic. “Huck was supposedly murdered and I’d just run away,” Jim thinks. “Who did I think they would suspect of the heinous crime?” "   Kirkus Review and Kobo Books

BOOK RACK: FEATURED SERIES

R.F. Kuang - The Poppy War Trilogy (2012) "R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War, a fantasy novel inspired by the darkest chapters of China’s twentieth century, tells the story of small-town war orphan Fang Runin (aka Rin). Rin’s life goes from bad to worse when her adoptive parents, a pair of cruel opium dealers, attempt to marry her off to a middle-aged merchant at the age of fourteen. With no money, autonomy, or power of her own, she sees only one escape–the Keju: a staggeringly difficult standardized test that permits a brilliant few Nikarans to attend national boarding schools. Setting her sights on Sinegard, the most prestigious and elite military academy in the empire, Rin’s journey is further complicated by a pantheon of dangerous gods and the shadows of a looming war. In summary, The Poppy War is half fantasy boarding school novel, half war story, and wholly grimdark."     grimdarkmagazine.com

MOVIES: FEATURED MOVIE

Citizen Kane (1941)

"The origins of "Citizen Kane" are well known. Orson Welles, the boy wonder of radio and stage, was given freedom by RKO Radio Pictures to make any picture he wished. Herman Mankiewicz, an experienced screenwriter, collaborated with him on a screenplay originally called "The American." Its inspiration was the life of William Randolph Hearst, who had put together an empire of newspapers, radio stations, magazines and news services, and then built to himself the flamboyant monument of San Simeon, a castle furnished by rummaging the remains of nations. Hearst was Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch and Bill Gates rolled up into an enigma." ~ RogerEbert.com   Link: Citizen Kane (1941) - Buy/Rent Watch online

CUISINE: FEATURED RESTAURANT

Oki Bowl at Georgetown, located at 1608 Wisconsin Ave Nw, Washington DC, DC , "Oki Bowl, located in the heart of Washington, DC, is a quirky noodle house that offers authentic Japanese cuisine and a unique dining experience. The restaurant's decor is as impressive as its menu, with mismatched lanterns hanging from the ceiling and walls adorned with rainbow posters and shelves filled with toys and trinkets. Despite its small exterior, the interior opens up to a charming space filled with flowers and lights.."" ~ Wanderlog.com


Oki Bowl at Georgetown: Website..

*The most recent featured musicians and play lists from the five Music listings on DC Bebop.   A musician listed on a DC Bebop page with an intro, is featured for 10 days with one of their songs.  Included in the play list are songs by nine other musicians in a table on DC Bebop. The songs are linked to a page (MySpace, Reverbnation, YouTube or where ever the song can be heard). The play list is not a top 10 list. It features songs I liked and think perhaps others might appreciate the music as well.

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