On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:10:35 -0500, Splicer <nomail@nomail.com> wrote: A very unique musician. A sad day for music. I'm going to play "Heavy Weather" shortly... Got to see Zawinul play a solo set at J.B.'s in Albany, NY and it was pretty darned good. Never saw Weather Report, but did catch Wayne Shorter's band at a Jazz Fest. Zawinul was very creative and somewhat unique... 'Nuff Said.

...CHAKA KHAN Chaka Khan, Washington, 2001, Jazz Songs, SBD A+ CHICK COREA Chick...Band w/Weckl, Gambale, 6th Lewisham Jazz Fest, FM A+ Chick Corea Elektric...FM A+ DAVE FUZINSKI Dave Fuzinski, JAZZ PUNK, Philadelphia, 1998, SBD A+... Tokyo, 1990, FM A+ (smooth jazz) JEFF RICHMAN Jeff Richman Fusion ... A Mahavishnu Orchestra, North Sea Jazz, 1984, FM A+ Mahavishnu Orchestra,... FM A+ Zawinul Syndicate, Estivez Jazz, Lugano, 2004 SBD A+ Zawinul ...

...put you in Alexandria Bay, NY (although 24 hours too late since we just wrapped up the fall fest yesterday) for the Grand International Ragtime/Jasstime Festival started by Bob Darch and friends in 1990. Or in Frankenmuth, MI for one of the annual jazz fests in March or Bob Milne's ragtime festival in April (including a Silent Movie night) at Zehnder's downtown. Bob also plays...

... to play organ with Miles Davis. That would have been a hoot! What's even more relevant, is that they're both black men! (Not a slur...) During that Jazz Fest show at SPAC, Davis' band and Santana's band mixed it up and everyone was playing different instruments at the end. Sheesh... confusing! :) ======================= Tracy Barber ...