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Ambrose Akinmusire – Trapped in a Dream
I discovered an amazing track entitled Trapped in a Dream by jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. In this article on San Francisco Bay Area jazz musicians, David Rubien writes: Akinmusire – a graduate of Berkeley High School’s renowned jazz program with degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Southern California and the Monk…
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Frank Sinatra – Moonlight in Vermont
In this Youtube video, the late great Frank Sinatra sings the classic song Moonlight in Vermont. Simply beautiful.
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Chick Corea with Bobby Mcferrin – Autumn Leaves
This is a beautiful duo performance by the master jazz pianist Chick Corea and the incredibly versatile virtuoso vocalist Bobby Mcferrin. It’s one of my favorite jazz Youtube videos at the moment, because it’s an amazing example of rhythmic interplay, varied textures, use of time and space, jazz idioms, and synergy and flow in a…