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Heard this on NPR this morning. Actually, some of it sounded kind of good - very lounge-y/big band-y. Duke The Halls: Bo And Luke Go Caroling

Oh yeah. Sign me up for that $100,000 package right now! No problem. Just wire it to my bank account and I'll make SURE you're signed up.

Have a GREAT one, David!

SFJAZZ Gala 2015 honoring Joni Mitchell

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Carmell Jones Select

In the spirit of this thread, here's an item that showed up on SFGate today. You get to vote! The Worst Holiday Song

This one is listenable

Add me to the list of those who dislike ALL Christmas tunes. If for no other reason than having to hear these same songs over and over and over and over again, year after year after year after year after ...

Last night: Ravi Coltrane saxophones Nicholas Payton trumpet Adam Rogers guitar Matt Garrison (Jimmy's son) electric bass Marcus Gilmore (Roy Haynes' grandson) drums Nice 2-hour set with some interesting Impulse selections from "Coltrane," "Crescent," and of course most of "A Love Supreme". VERY impressed with Marcus Gilmore, who I haven't seen or heard before. Drumming obviously runs in the family.

A brief summation of Wednesday's panel discussion at SFJAZZ: http://bammagazine.com/a-love-supreme-symposium/#.VItJJyvF9ed

I got mine earlier this week, too.

Josh told a story about playing a gig with drummer Jeff Ballard. He sent him audio of the tunes ahead of the rehearsals. When they finally met up, he asked to see his transcription and all he had on paper was a picture. At first he was flabbergasted, but after Jeff explained it to him he said it made total sense.

Well, we DID have major rain today. Lots of reports of flooding, power outages and landslides. Fortunately, no problems in my place.

Went to a discussion about the album tonight at SFJAZZ. There was extensive discussion about that document between Josh Redman and Ashley Kahn. On first look it makes no sense, but in a another way it makes total sense.

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I wonder if the threat is getting a little blown out of proportion. I remember living in NYC in the 80's when hurricane Gloria was supposed to blow through and raise havoc. Everyone stayed home, and Manhattan was a ghost town. Ultimately we had some rain and some wind, but absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Anyway......I have no plans for tomorrow, so I'll stick close to home just in case.

Tonight is the first night of the SFJAZZ anniversary celebration with this symposium: MODERATOR Randall Kline PANELISTS Ashley Kahn, writer Ishmael Reed, poet Ravi Coltrane, musician Michael Shrieve, musician Sam Andrew, musician

They just played here on Monday - I missed it. Let us know how the show is! They will be coming back for a second leg of the tour in the spring, playing smaller venues and doing two 90-minute sets. Spring, huh? I wonder if they will make a stop at SXSW?

They just played here on Monday - I missed it. Let us know how the show is!

SFJAZZ is celebrating the anniversary this week, including an Ashley Kahn panel discussion and concerts featuring Ravi. John Coltrane's A Love Supreme - 50th Anniversary Celebration