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cbjazz

About Me

POINT AT A PHOTO TO SEE CAPTION! I am not selling anything, nor can you download it. The whole purpose was to promote the Cabrillo College Jazz Program and our teacher Ray Brown. But then I got waylaid with some serious health issues and now just play around in bed. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/12/2007
Band Website: http://cbjazz.webs.com
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Influences: Bird, Jobim, Luiz Bonfa. Cannonball, Trane, Clifford Jordan, Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Lee Morgan, Tina Brooks, Chet Baker, Stan Getz. Plus many more...Also Sherman Irby, who showed which end of the sax to blow into, Woody Parker who occasionally patiently tries to teach me, and Cabrillo College Jazz Program Head: Ray Brown who has tried to bring reason and discipline to my uneven efforts.
Sounds Like: Having Fun through Jazz
Record Label: Sticky
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Dear recently-scammed.

Dear recently-scammed. Well, for the most part it's not the ubiquitous Nigerians, just your fiendishly friendly fraudulent folk using a poor lawless country as a portal, many are actually American...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:20:00 GMT

Cypress Lounge: Excellent place to see/hear/dance to live music

I love any restaurant willing to stick out its neck for live jazz! Couches, tables, booths, lots of space, food and fine wines, great selection of draft beers. Plus us playing EVERY WED.! (I have b...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:40:00 GMT

Michael Williams: Pianist, with a little salt.

Just as I was getting to know him and getting to play with him, he steps out........ Any one want to join me to play the ballads we were playing at his memorial on Sun.?
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:36:00 GMT

Vote! Where should I move when I’ll have to move

My "perfect little" living situation turned out to be sort of temporary after all, which is so typically Santa Cruz.... So I am asking for the imput of whomever wants to give it!  WHERE SHOULD I ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Vince Wallace

For all you Bay Area Jazz-heads: Vince Wallace, wow! How come he is never mentioned anywhere? I would have never found him, looking for BA jazz while there, if it wasn't for a call from Woody from San...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:30:00 GMT

Check out Ben Flocks!

Find BEN FLOCKS below and check out his tracks! This Santa Cruz son whose inspired and intelligent playing, not to mention beautiful tone, motivated me at 50+, with his Combo performances to try out f...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:04:00 GMT