HALLOWEEN AND OTHER SCARY THINGS
Who’s Afraid of Monsters? All I knew was that if I stayed under the covers that thing under the bed or hiding in the closet couldn’t get...
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Oct 21, 20195 min
THE BEAUTY OF UNEXPECTED RESULTS
Expected and unexpected results When I make pancakes I will be happy if they turn out as described on the pancake mix box. When I cut the...
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Oct 14, 20195 min
TALKING JAZZ
Jazz musicians have a way of communicating that is direct and clear. They have to if they want to make music on the fly as part of a...
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Oct 7, 20198 min
WE GOT RHYTHM?
This coming week trumpeter Walt Szymanski will be playing at the Dirty Dog Jazz Café. Walt is exactly like what a Walt Szymanski should...
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Sep 30, 20196 min
CALL AND RESPONSE
When I stand alone in front of a blank canvas, I am seldom aware of something outside of me sending a message where I should make the...
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Sep 24, 20196 min
LEARNING TO ADAPT
“Once you become predictable, no one’s interested anymore.”—Chet Atkins ADAPTING We are most comfortable when we are in...
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Sep 15, 20196 min
LOOKING BACK AND GOING FORWARD
As I am getting a little older, I find myself contemplating more and planning actual tasks less.I am more comfortable bringing back good...
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Sep 9, 20195 min
THE DETROIT EFFECT
There are a number of cities that have made important contributions to America’s greatest gift to music, jazz. Many have had a moment...
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Sep 2, 20195 min
DOG DAYS
DOG DAYS The hot muggy part of summer is often called the dog days. It brings up an image of a slightly hazy mornings that later morphs...
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Aug 26, 20195 min
CELEBRATING SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER IS COMING, LET’S CELEBRATE For months we have been thinking about how fast the summer is going by. It seems like we just...
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Aug 19, 20196 min
THE CREATIVE PROCESS – SHARING
THE CREATIVE PROCESS All artists have a unique process that they are comfortable with. When they write their kid a letter or create their...
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Jul 29, 20195 min
8/12 THE CREATIVE PROCESS – INTERPRET
THE CREATIVE PROCESS All artists have a unique process that they are comfortable with. When they write their kid a letter or create their...
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Jul 29, 20196 min
8/5 THE CREATIVE PROCESS – EDITING
THE CREATIVE PROCESS All artists have a unique process that they are comfortable with. When they write their kid a letter or create their...
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Jul 29, 20195 min
7/29 THE CREATIVE PROCESS – OBSERVING
THE CREATIVE PROCESS All artists have a unique process that they are comfortable with. When they write their kid a letter or create their...
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Jul 22, 20197 min
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Every year I get away from home for a few weeks. I have found a place or two where I can take some time to look around at my...
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Jul 15, 20194 min
SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY
JULY IN MICHIGAN There was a time when a stream of cars would pour out of Southeastern Michigan filled with families, tents and...
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Jul 8, 20193 min
PALS
Most often we think of art as something created by a lone individual working far away from the social whirl. Painters, sculptors, poets...
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Jul 1, 20193 min
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Louis Armstrong always claimed he was born on the fourth of July and celebrated his birthday on the holiday. Louis said: “If you have to...
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Jun 24, 20197 min
DIRTY DOGS
THE DIRTY DOGS This past Tuesday, June 18, 2019 a new jazz band showed up at the Dirty Dog Jazz Café. Seven of our best traditional jazz...
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Jun 17, 20195 min
GRETCHEN AND EDDIE
Gretchen Valade and Eddie Condon both loved music and music has loved them. They both were blessed to have a passion for a music that...
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