Kevin Sun

Every weekday this month I posted new content in observance of  Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001.  International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is today, the 30th of April; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month was at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog.  Yesterday's installment featured a couple blazing versions of "It Don't Mean a Thing" in honor of the 116th anniversary of Duke Ellington's birth. Tomorrow is May. †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider  supporting my band's homegrown effort to get our record through the final stages of mastering and production . It

Every weekday this month I'll be posting new content in observance of  Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001.  International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is on the last day of April, the 30th; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month is at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog.  Yesterday's installment featured  part two  of  a twofer on Teddy Edwards and early West Coast bop . The final installment tomorrow will feature some of Charlie Parker's earliest commercially recorded improvisations from 1941 with Jay McShann. †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider  supporting my band's homegrown

Every weekday this month I'll be posting new content in observance of  Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001.  International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is on the last day of April, the 30th; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month is at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog.  Yesterday's installment featured part one of a twofer on Teddy Edwards and early West Coast bop . Tomorrow's will feature Sonny Rollins's comping behind Henry Grimes from a live performance in Sweden from '59 . †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider  supporting my band's homegrown effort to get our recor

Every weekday this month I'll be posting new content in observance of  Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001.  International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is on the last day of April, the 30th; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month is at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog.  Friday's installment featured Johnny Griffin stretching out over Monk's "Let's Cool One." Tomorrow's will feature more about Teddy Edwards . †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider  supporting my band's homegrown effort to get our record through the final stages of mastering and production . It&#

Every weekday this month I'll be posting new content in observance of  Jazz Appreciation Month (J.A.M.) , so-designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History beginning in 2001.  International Jazz Day , so-designated by UNESCO in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, is on the last day of April, the 30th; it was first celebrated in 2012. Debating the relative merits of designating specific days or months for celebrating heritages, traditions, and the like aside, Jazz Appreciation Month is at the very least an excuse to dig into some material that I've been interested in for a while on the blog.  Yesterday's installment featured Bird playing in "Passport."  Monday's will feature part one of a two-part series on Teddy Edwards and the mysterious, early West Coast bop tenor lineage. †If you enjoy the content on this blog, please consider  supporting my band's homegrown effort to get our record through the final sta