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A Smooth Jazz Lifestyle – Ten Years in the Making
In 2009 my wife and I attended our first jazz festival. Our biggest dilemma prior to deciding to go, could we stomach 3 days of jazz? I had a history of peaks and valleys in my jazz listening habits and collected and listened to jazz since high school. At one point, I was even trying…
Ride Along
It’s been a long minute since I’ve sat down to provide a little insight into the Destin Smooth Jazz journey. I momentarily lost sight of the real reason for doing what we do. We’re here to let as many people as possible know about the great stars and rising stars of smooth jazz. I confess…
Jazz Reflections
My favorite jazz tune growing up in Sumter, SC was organist Jimmy Smith’s High Heel Sneakers, which also tied with his Got My Mojo Working. I was turned on to Jimmy Smith after my father returned from his second trip to Viet Nam with a seven-inch reel-to-reel player. Jimmy Smith was one of the recorded…
Where’s the Sweet Spot?
Two weeks ago, I made the 2 ½ hour drive to D’Iberville, MS to enjoy Satchmo’s first annual free jazz show. What a great investment of my time for such a great show. The line-up included Starz Live, Dee Lucas, Wake Campbell, Theresa Grayson, and Dean James. The compelling reason for the drive on a Sunday…
Greatest In Jazz
I was first introduced to the quartet, The Yellow Jackets while stationed in northern Japan in the late ’80s. One of my great friends, who has since transitioned, Elwood K. Tutt, turned me onto them, along with other great things in life. Today, 4 Sept 21, I had the pleasure of hearing the founding member…
Mystic Vibrations – Reggae Party- Roots, Rock, Reggae
February 1st, DSJ brings one of the most popular reggae bands in the southeast to the Hilton Garden Inn at 8 pm. Mystic Vibrations is out of Columbia, SC and has developed a huge following along the east coast and especially in Charleston, SC. Reggae Party- Roots, Rock, Reggae will be a musical event for…
