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Mike & Dorothy Longo Tell a Story of a Search for Musical, Spiritual, & Racial Enlightenment With the Co-Written "The Rhythm of Unity," To Be Published by Redwood Publishing, May 9 Esteemed Jazz Pianist & His Widow Explore the Relationship Between Life, Art, & Faith In a Story of "The Essential Oneness of All Peoples"   March 6, 2023 When Mike Longo—the New York jazz pianist who was a longtime protégé, collaborator, and friend of Dizzy Gillespie—passed away in 2020 from COVID-19, he left behind a manuscript of his journey to musical and spiritual fruition. His widow, Dorothy Longo, completed the memoir as The Rhythm of Unity: A Jazz Musician’s Lifelong Journey Beyond Black and White, to be published May 9 by Redwood Publishing. To Mike’s chronicle of his personal quest, Dorothy added the story of their 39-year romance and life together. Longo’s search for fulfillment as a jazz artist began when he was a very small child, growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, picking out tunes on his grandparents’ piano. His spiritual search began at roughly the same time, when he discovered the cruel absurdity of racism. Jazz was the vehicle that brought the two missions together, giving Longo a means of both developing his artistry and finding a world in which Black and White people could coexist in equality and mutual respect. His relationship with Gillespie is also a major aspect of that journey. The Rhythm of Unity charts Longo’s path from being the bebop legend’s adoring fan, to employee, to comrade-in-arms battling the forces of racial prejudice, to, at last, close friend and confidant. In addition to discovering new musical frontiers, the pianist and trumpeter were also together in their exploration and acceptance of the Baháʼí faith—another journey that Longo documents as part of his story. Ultimately, music, friendship, righteousness, and faith come together to shape Longo’s experience of the world as an artist and as a human. After decades of being told that he “sounded Black,” or that he shouldn’t or couldn’t fraternize with people he loved, the pianist comes to the firm realization that “unity in diversity” is the way forward for a harmonious society. While maintaining respect for the validity of diverse cultures and backgrounds, he sees that he “wasn’t Black or White and that any innate distinction between Blacks, Whites, Asians, Native Americans, and other races was based on false premises.” A musician herself, Dorothy Longo serves as both an observer of and active participant in her late husband’s story. In addition to filling out his account with their shared one (titled “Reflections of a Jazz Wife”), Dorothy peppers Mike’s account with context and commentary about her husband’s experiences and philosophies as well as his character. Her contribution to The Rhythm of Unity elevates Mike Longo from just his own written-word perspective to a three-dimensional human being with compassion and empathy who puts his thoughts about humanity and brotherhood into practice. Mike and Dorothy Longo, 1985. Mike Longo was born March 19, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, moving to Fort Lauderdale when he was eight. His parents were both musicians, and when his gifts made themselves known at an early age, they enrolled him in formal music lessons. Soon his interest shifted toward jazz, and by the time he was in high school, Mike was joining his father, bassist Michael Sr., on gigs around Fort Lauderdale. Inspired by hearing Dizzy Gillespie (at right with a young Mike Longo) on the radio as a teenager, Longo dove deep into bebop. After graduating from Western Kentucky University, he played his way to New York City, where he got a job as house pianist at Manhattan’s famed Metropole Café. There, he met Gillespie when the trumpeter and bebop titan came to play opposite Longo. The pianist spent some time studying with Oscar Peterson in Toronto before returning to New York and becoming Gillespie’s pianist and musical director for seven years (1966–1973). Their friendship and collaboration continued until Gillespie’s death in 1993. Establishing his solo career in earnest after leaving Gillespie’s band, Longo recorded nearly two dozen albums under his own name—most of them for his self-established Consolidated Artists Productions label. He led small combos and his big band (New York State of the Arts Jazz Ensemble) in New York City and at many national and international venues. Longo also taught countless master classes, produced a 4-DVD series entitled The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz based on the rhythmic principles he learned from Dizzy, and wrote 10 books on jazz education. Longo was a devoted Baháʼí who created and hosted a weekly jazz series for 16 years at the New York City Baháʼí Center, where he and other jazz artists performed. He passed away on March 22, 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 83. A native of the Ohio Valley, Dorothy Longo fulfilled her dream of moving to New York City in 1970 and stayed there for 50 years. Dorothy received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music and music education, then became a regular singer/pianist in small clubs and cocktail lounge settings. She met Mike Longo in 1981 when she began taking lessons with him. They married in 1988 and remained together for the next 32 years. Dorothy was Mike’s partner in music, business, faith, and life. She served at the Baháʼí International Community’s United Nations office for over 31 years (27 as Operations Officer for the New York and Geneva offices). Dorothy Longo proudly wears the title of “Jazz Wife.”   Dizzy Gillespie, 1970, à la Maison de la Radio, playing Mike Longo's "Sunshine" (with Mike Longo, p; George Davis, g; Red Mitchell, b; David Lee, d)  Mike Longo Web Site  

I think Mike Richmond has been recording with Andy LaVerne for fifty years!

Ford has filed for a patent which will allow them to remotely shut down your car (or a part of it) if you are behind in your payments. Miss a Car Payment and Ford’s Patent Could Shut Off Your A/C (yahoo.com)

Walmart has decided to close all its stores in Portland, Oregon.

One of my strongest memories of Wayne Shorter is the strong promotion his Schizophrenia album received in the record stores. I lived in DC at the time, and it was the same in every store. It was on display like you would expect the #1 rock album to be. I guess he could thank Liberty for that.

LOL! Eric, I didn't know there is such a thing as "Urban Kansas."

Great! I'll have to dig out my copy!

The IRS decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, “Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that believable.” “I’m a great gambler, and I can prove it,” says Grandpa. “How about a demonstration?” The auditor thinks for a moment and says, “OK. Go ahead.” Grandpa says, “I’ll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.” The auditor thinks a moment and says, “It’s a bet.” Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor’s jaw drops. Grandpa says, “Now, I’ll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye.” The auditor can tell Grandpa isn’t blind, so he takes the bet. Grandpa removes his dentures and bites his good eye. The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa’s attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. “Want to go double or nothing?” Grandpa asks. “I’ll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.” The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again. Grandpa stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can’t make the stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the auditor’s desk. The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Grandpa’s attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. “Are you OK?” the auditor asks. “Not really,” says the attorney. “This morning, when Grandpa told me he’d been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and pee all over your desk and that you’d be happy about it.”

RIP. His passing has been featured by Bing today. Wayne Shorter dies at 89 - Search (bing.com)

There is now an ETF for those who want to bet against everything Jim Cramer recommends! It's called The Inverse Jim Cramer ETF (ticker SJIM).

Is denim pop music? Bing is not coming up with anything musically related.

That's good to know, Rooster!

Episode 34 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-episode-34

I don't know who besides the United Nations makes these things up, but every single day is a "National something Day." Well, tomorrow is National Cigar Day. I'll keep my eye out, and if I see a great deal, I'll post it here.

Thanks for your responses! Has anyone had a bad experience with a brand because of leaking?

Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, "Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter." Esther always replied, "I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars." One year when Esther and Morris went to the fair Morris said, "Esther, I'm 85 years old. This might be my last chance to ride that helicopter." Esther replied, "That helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and $50 is $50". The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take both of you for a ride. If you stay quiet for the entire ride and don't say a word I won't charge you a penny! If you say one word it's fifty dollars." Morris and Esther agreed. The pilot did all kinds of fancy manoeuvres and daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot turned to Morris and said, "By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!" Morris replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!"

I suspect that most Americans think of The Purloined Letter when they read that word.

STAX RECORDS / CRAFT RECORDINGS / CONCORD TRIBUTES HONORING ICONIC WATTSTAX BENEFIT CONCERT OUT TODAY NEW RELEASES INCLUDE SOUL’D OUT: THE COMPLETE WATTSTAX COLLECTION (12-CD & DIGITAL), WATTSTAX: THE COMPLETE CONCERT (6-CD & 10-LP FORMATS), THE BEST OF WATTSTAX (1-CD & DIGITAL), PLUS 2-LP REISSUES OF ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASES WATTSTAX: THE LIVING WORD VOLUMES 1 & 2 SONY PICTURES RE-RELEASE FOR 1973 MUSIC DOCUMENTARY WATTSTAX ALSO IN THEATERS TODAY AND FOR A LIMITED TIME AT PARTICIPATING ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LOCATIONS Featuring legendary artists Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, The Emotions, and many more The series of releases paying homage to the iconic Wattstax Benefit Concert which took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20th, 1972 are out today. https://youtu.be/KfAkXnQFAds Isaac Hayes' previously unreleased version of "Theme From Shaft (version 1)" animated video premiered across BET networks last month, including Paramount's Times Square billboards NPR: "...In this case, that word was soul. And it was alive in each and every cascading shade of brown skin, in every hip sway, in every downbeat, in every raised fist and perfectly shaped natural...Wattstax fits as much in its own time as it does in ours." https://www.npr.org/2023/02/15/1155959851/50-years-later-the-celebrations-and-contradictions-of-wattstax-still-resonate No Depression: "the audience was treated to an extravaganza of hit singles and spectacular sets" https://www.nodepression.com/sould-out-collection-celebrates-landmark-1972-wattstax-concert/ Uncut: "[Wattstax] brings these old performances into the present moment to let the sweet soul music and the message of Black Pride resonate across time." The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/23/wattsstax-music-festival-documentary-watts-1972 Shindig! 5-star review + 7-page lead review with interviews from William Bell, Deanie Parker, and Davide Porter Mojo 4-star review by David Fricke in April issue Station specials KJazz/Los Angeles, KPFK/Los Angeles, Vocalo/Chicago, KCSM/San Francisco Bay, SiriusXM/Pandora, and many more to come! About Wattstax Benefit Concert: On August 11, 1965, a 22-year-old Black man named Marquette Fry was pulled over by white police officers on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the Watts community of Los Angeles, igniting the protests that would come to be known as the Watts Rebellion. This breaking point was spurred by the destitution of Watts residents, who had grown weary after decades of discrimination, lack of jobs with decent wages, and other forms of economic oppression, political isolation, poor schools, unfair housing practices, and the type of racial superiority that had long denied them their right to live happy, fulfilled lives. In the South, during the same time, Stax Records President Al Bell witnessed angry white mobs, the intervention efforts of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, white children jumping out of school windows to avoid contact with the Black children, and the throwing of burning toilet paper on to the Black children. In 1971, Bell set up a Stax satellite office in Los Angeles and regularly monitored the living situation in Watts and the positive changes in the community, or, more accurately, the lack thereof. It seemed the residents of Watts had lost all hope, like a people on the verge of suicide. They had resigned to accept the loss of the battle for basic acknowledgement and a fair quality of life. Bell knew something had to be done to change this and was certain that healing could be delivered through the power of music. Bell says, “I believed then that soul music is an art form born of the African American culture, and that Stax should support the people who supported us. I also wanted to garner more recognition for our roster of Southern Soul artists by taking them to Hollywood for a performance that no one would ever forget.” The 2-LP soundtrack of the concert’s highlights Wattstax: The Living Word was released several months after the benefit concert, selling more than 500,000 copies just weeks after its release. This was followed in 1973 by the Mel Stuart-directed concert film Wattstax, which features Richard Pryor as host and went on to be nominated for a Golden Globe® award for Best Documentary in 1974. In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection is a 12-CD box set featuring the complete 1972 L.A. Memorial Coliseum concert plus recordings from the Summit Club, including 31 previously unreleased tracks across the collection. These recordings are housed in a folio with a 76-page, full-color book featuring an introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, and new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway. Wattstax: The Complete Concert includes the full L.A. Memorial Coliseum concert and is available on both 6-CD and 10-LP formats. In addition to musical performances, it features all the speeches and other stage banter from the event, including event MC, the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s often referenced “I Am Somebody” speech. Both formats of this collection include the full-color book with introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, and essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway that is also included in Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection. A 1-CD title, The Best of Wattstax, brings together a handpicked selection of twenty of the best musical performances from the Wattstax concert. Including performances by Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, Kim Weston, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King, Eddie Floyd and more, and serves as a great introduction to the event and the many iconic artists that it featured. Newly cut from the original analog tapes, reissues of the two original soundtrack albums Wattstax: The Living Word and The Living Word: Wattstax 2—which feature highlights from the concert and subsequent documentary film—are also reissued on 2-LP formats from today. Exclusive Wattstax merchandise is available at StaxRecords.com Tracklists for all titles can be found here In celebration of the 1973 Columbia Pictures music documentary, Sony Pictures have re-released Wattstax at participating Alamo Drafthouse locations throughout the U.S. beginning today. https://youtu.be/1CKJcytOX0o Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection overview About Wattstax: From Columbia Pictures and directed by Mel Stuart. Produced by Larry Shaw and Mel Stuart. Executive producers are Al Bell and David L. Wolper. The film stars Isaac Hayes, The Staples Singers, Luther Ingram, Johnnie Taylor, The Emotions, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King and others. Special guest star Richard Pryor. About Stax Records: Stax Records, now owned by Concord, was founded by Jim Stewart in 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee. It rose from a small, family-operated company to become one of the most influential record labels in the world, helping create “The Memphis Sound” and launching the careers of icons such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & The M.G.’s the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and dozens of other artists who helped change popular culture forever. In all, Stax placed 167 hit songs in the Top 100 in Pop and 243 hits in the Top 100 in R&B. For more info visit, staxrecords.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. About Craft Recordings: Craft Recordings is home to one of the largest and most essential collections of master recordings and compositions in the world. Its storied repertoire includes landmark releases from icons such as Joan Baez, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, Isaac Hayes, John Lee Hooker, Little Richard, R.E.M., Joan Sebastian, and Traveling Wilburys. Plus, the catalog recordings of celebrated contemporary acts including A Day to Remember, Evanescence, Alison Krauss, Nine Inch Nails, Taking Back Sunday and Violent Femmes, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, Musart, Nitro, Panart, Prestige, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Vanguard, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Victory, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation—ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft is also home to the Billie Holiday and Tammy Wynette estates which preserve and protect their respective names, likeness and music through day-to-day legacy management of these cultural trailblazers. Craft Recordings is the catalog label team for Concord. For more info, visit CraftRecordings.com and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Artist Title Time Carla Thomas Pick Up The Pieces (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 02:38 Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:34 Rufus Thomas The Breakdown (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:54 The Emotions Blind Alley (Live at the Summit Club) 02:38 Kim Weston Lift Every Voice And Sing (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:23 The Staple Singers I'll Take You There (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 05:47 Louise McCord Better Get A Move On (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:24 Deborah Manning Precious Lord Take My Hand (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:45 Eric Mercury I Shall Not Be Moved (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:39 Lee Sain Them Hot Pants (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:26 William Bell I Forgot To Be Your Lover (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 02:50 Eddie Floyd Knock On Wood (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 04:40 The Temprees Explain It To Her Mama (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:11 Frederick Knight I've Been Lonely For So Long (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:59 The Golden 13 Old Time Religion (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:52 The Rance Allen Group Lying On The Truth (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:18 David Porter Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 05:15 The Bar-Kays I Can't Turn You Loose (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:47 Carla Thomas B-A-B-Y (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 03:06 Albert King I'll Play The Blues For You (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 05:39 The Emotions Peace Be Still (Take 1) 09:57 Jesse Jackson I Am, Somebody (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 06:27 The Soul Children Hearsay (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 07:25 Isaac Hayes Part-Time Love (Live At Wattstax / 1972) 07:53 Isaac Hayes Rolling Down A Mountainside (Alternate Version) 04:59

I have seen countless reviews and comments about how special HydroFlask and Yeti travel mugs are. What's the big deal? Is their performance any better than their competitors'? The descriptions of everybody's products all look the same to me.

The Ticats today traded Dane Evans to the Lions for a conditional 4th round pick in the 2024 draft. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/23/lions-acquire-qb-dane-evans-in-trade-with-ticats/ https://3downnation.com/2023/02/23/b-c-lions-acquire-qb-dane-evans-in-trade-with-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://3downnation.com/2023/02/23/qb-dane-evans-thanks-ticats-teammates-following-trade-to-lions-promises-to-see-hamilton-for-grey-cup/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/hamilton-tiger-cats-trade-qb-dane-evans-bc-lions-1.6758620 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/dane-evans-happy-to-play-supporting-role-with-b-c-lions-1.1923338

Mark Lewis Cements a New Creative Collaboration On "Sunlight Shines In," To Be Released March 24 On Audio Daddio Records Recording Features the Acclaimed Saxophonist/Flutist Engaging with Southern California's Ron Kobayashi Trio, Plus Guest Trumpeter Nolan Shaheed, Performing 11 of Lewis's Captivating Originals CD Release Shows at Jazz at the Merc, Temecula, CA (4/13); The Sound Room, Oakland (4/21); & Other West Coast Venues   February 22, 2023 Veteran alto saxophonist/flutist Mark Lewis convenes a West Coast jazz summit on Sunlight Shines In, set for a March 24 release on the Audio Daddio label. Recorded in 2019, the album teams Seattle-area-based Lewis with the superb Southern California pianist Ron Kobayashi and his trio (bassist Baba Elefante and drummer Steve Dixon) on a set of Lewis’s original compositions, with ace trumpeter (and the album’s recording engineer) Nolan Shaheed joining in on two tracks. Born and raised in Washington State, Lewis has built a career on making music with whomever, and wherever, his musical instincts lead him. In this case, they led him to encounter Kobayashi’s trio, quickly engaging them for some gigs at the legendary Lighthouse club in Hermosa Beach, California, and elsewhere. “I heard them play and thought this is the sound I’d like to have,” Lewis says. Once the live dates were complete, he documented that sound with the band on Sunlight Shines In, recorded at Shaheed’s studio in Pasadena. Lewis is legally blind, perhaps leading one to wonder how he came to such a visually loaded album title. Any such questioning will end, though, when the listener encounters the luminous, gentle warmth of tracks like the lithe opener “Lunar Escape” or the waltzing title track. “Ghost of a Chance” is positively gleeful in its swing, and even “Rain,” ironically enough, manages to generate a sunny disposition. Of course, where there’s sunlight there’s also shadow, and the band takes a mellower and moodier tack on the delicate “Julie’s Butterfly” and the haunting flute/trumpet feature “Leaving Fall Behind,” composed in response to news of Miles Davis’s death. Shaheed contrasts his exquisite muted horn on the latter track with a bright, open tone on “Swami’s Song,” a sensuous tenor feature for Lewis. “Mike’s Tango,” a vehicle for Lewis’s gorgeous flute work, is a pure expression of affection for the late pianist Mike Renzi. Sunlight Shines In is a true meeting of creative minds, a—pardon the pun—shining example of the magic that can happen when a group of like-minded, creative, and empathetic musicians find each other. L. to r.: Nolan Shaheed, Mark Lewis, Ron Kobayashi, Baba Elefante, Steve Dixon. Mark Lewis was born January 26, 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, and raised on a farm in the surrounding area. Profoundly visually impaired, he made sense of the world through music—especially the jazz records in his parents’ sizable collection. At the age of nine he began playing music himself, starting on his grandfather’s C melody saxophone and switching to his uncle’s old alto a year later. Starting his first band while still in middle school, Lewis was leading several by the time he finished high school (in addition to playing in the school’s stage and concert band and performing music for school plays). He studied composition, flute, piano, and electronic music at Western Washington University and at Seattle’s Cornish Institute of Allied Arts. Even big-city Seattle could not keep him, however, and in 1978, at 20 years old, Lewis flew to Europe. He made a home in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where he made himself a force on the local, national, and international jazz scene. He led three working bands as well as creating a highly regarded record label, Audio Daddio, with Lewis himself as the house producer. At the same time, Lewis made frequent trips to back to the United States, continuing to work in Seattle and also establishing himself firmly on the Bay Area jazz scene, where he settled after returning to North America for good in the mid-1990s. He worked with the likes of Mark Levine, Randy Brecker, Donald Bailey, Ted Gioia, Bobby Hutcherson, and Larry Grenadier before returning to Washington to be closer to his family. He’s remained based in the Puget Sound area ever since, though Lewis frequently steps into the wider world to make music—whether around the Pacific Northwest, with his connections in Europe and California, or in jazz’s capital city, as on 2018’s hard-swinging New York Session. Lewis is a dizzyingly prolific musician, with more than 20 albums and an astounding 1,700-plus compositions to his name. The material on Sunlight Shines In draws from all across that staggering repertoire, with pieces from the 1980s to the present day reinterpreted by Lewis and his crack ensemble. Photography: Rhonda Stewart CD Release Shows for Sunlight Shines In: Sat. 3/25 (5pm), Medicine Creek Winery, Olympia, WA (w/ Randy Halberstadt, p; Phil Sparks, b; Bob Merrihew, d). Sat. 4/1 (6pm), Westside Pizza, Kingston, WA (Mark Lewis Saturday Jazz). Thu. 4/6 (7:30pm), Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse, Scottsdale, AZ (w/ Nick Manson, p; Jack Radavich, b; Dom Moio, d). Thu. 4/13 (7:30pm), Jazz at the Merc, Temecula, CA (w/ Ron Kobayashi, p; Baba Elefante, b; Steve Dixon, d). Sat. 4/15 (7pm), Les Amis, Fullerton, CA (w/ Ron Kobayashi Trio). Fri. 4/21 (7:30pm), The Sound Room, Oakland (w/ Adam Shulman, p; Peter Barshay, b; Akira Tana, d). Sat. 5/13 (7pm), F. Holmes & Co. Art Gallery, Seattle (w/ Randy Halberstadt, p; Phil Sparks, b; Bob Merrihew, d). Fri. 5/19 (12:30pm), Lake Chelan (WA) Wine & Jazz Festival, Siren Song Winery (w/ Randy Halberstadt, p; Clipper Anderson, b; Bob Merrihew, d). Sat. 5/20 (2:15pm), Lake Chelan (WA) Wine & Jazz Festival, Sigillo Cellars (w/ Randy Halberstadt, p; Michael Barnett, b; Bob Merrihew, d). Sun. 5/21 (4pm), The Jazz Project, Firehouse Arts & Events Center, Bellingham, WA (w/ Randy Halberstadt, p; Phil Sparks, b; Bob Merrihew, d).   Mark Lewis EPK: "Sunlight Shines In"  Mark Lewis Web Site

McLeod Bethel-Thompson has decided to go out on top. He announced today that he will not return to the league, but has instead signed with the USFL. This is an unusual story. David Naylor says that he made C$400,000. with the Argos last year. He almost certainly will not make that kind of money with the USFL. His decision was based on two factors: 1) Family. All of the USFL games are played in Birmingham. His wife's job is two hours east in Atlanta. 2) The NFL. He hopes to attract NFL scouts' attention in the spring, and get one more chance to sign an NFL contract for the fall. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-argos-bethel-thompson-usfl-1.6756409 https://3downnation.com/2023/02/22/mcleod-bethel-thompson-says-hes-signed-with-usfl-hopes-to-attract-nfl-opportunity/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/22/report-mcleod-bethel-thompson-to-leave-cfl/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/22/ferguson-mbts-departure-creates-questions/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/mcleod-bethel-thompson-moving-to-usfl-after-winning-grey-cup-with-toronto-argonauts-1.1922322 For the Argos the question is, Is Chad Kelly ready to be their starter?

Mealing joined Passport shortly after leaving If, and played on their second album, called Get Yourself a Second Passport. Selections from Passport's first two albums were combined for the band's first US album, whose cover was nearly identical to this. I think his work with Don Rendell was on piano rather than organ. Am I right? I guess that my experience was kind of the opposite of yours. I did not appreciate Mealing's work with If until I heard him with Passport. I then realized the effect he had on the total sound of both bands.

Thanks. I was thinking about it. I would buy it anyway if John Mealing were on it!