Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Jazz on My Mind
Jazz on my mind was originally founded by Richard F. Blackwell and Christopher Ramiscal. The idea came to fruition because of Richards past experience in radio and cable-television. Christopher has the education in business background as well as the creative ideas and designs.Then Charlynn was asked to bring her administration and website design skills on board ,thus making our website a bonified place for jazz lovers to spend quality time with the music they love.We at Jazz On My Mind invite all professional and amateur jazz musicans to ilet us to be the vehicle to show the world that jazz is very much alive and still appreciated.There is no way we can ignore the history that greats such as Louis Armstrong,Sara Vaughn,Frank Sinatra,Clifford Brown,Lena Horn,Mel Torme,Miles Davis,Poncho Sanchez,Max Roach,Ernie Andrews,Ray Charles,Joe Williams,Nancy Wilson and so many others worked hard to preserve.Jazz is here and it's here to stay.Always keep JAZZ ON YOUR MIND,and check out'JAZZ ON MY MIND'. com. Thank you and God bless.
Friday, September 4, 2009
David "Mr.DCX" Cochrane
DAVID"DCX"COCHRANE CHECKS IN
That's right folks Mr. DCX checked in with us today. We just finished chatting about his new jazz cd which should be available very,very soon. Now David is an award winning producer and has had mega hits with Atlantic Star, remenber them, of course you do. He also produced Lionel Ritchie and The Commodores for many years. Recently David has worked with latin singing sensation TeCheetah and the great percussionist Paris Escovedo and the Escovedo Project. You can peep my interview of the 3 of them together right here on Jazz On My Mind in our video section (posted 3/27/2009). David is an avid jazz lover and musician, we can't wait for his hot new jazz cd to hit the streets. Mr. DCX has also agreed to be interviewed by yours truly upon release. Good luck David Cochrane and God bless.
Thank You
Richard F.Blackwell
The LaRose Social Club
Immanuel Spencer Whitfield Wilkins
On Monday I was treated to the surprise of my life. Jazz On My Mind took another trip to Philadelphia to get ready for the Tony William's Scholarship Jazz Festival 2009 Awards show. This program is to take place on Monday September 7, 2009 at LaRose Social Club. Every Monday is Tony Williams jazz jam session, and believe me they not only jam, they cook. Tony invites musicians from all over to come and get down to the best jazz in town. The LaRose Social Club is located at 5531 Germantown Ave. Mr. LaRose and his club manager Ananias Jean-Louis do a wonderful job of making you feel at home. I was treated to boneless fried chicken, green beans, candy yams, greens, salad and cornbread. The food was delicious. I love this club. Now you know what they say, the biggest surprises come in the smallest packages. How about a 12 year old who plays saxophone like he is 40. His name is Immanuel Spencer Whitfield Wilkins and when he told me he has seen me on our website, I knew he was special. It is not normal for a kid to master a sax at his age. I was even more surprised when Immanuel presented me with a resume and a DVD of him performing at the famous Clef Club in Philly. I had to ask him for his autograph. He has been covered by CBS and, Exit Zero magazine. His performance resume is so long I cannot list it all in the blog. Just stay tuned because he and his dad Garcia Wilkins have promised me an extensive interview and I cannot wait to get this prodigy on Jazz On My Mind. So, thank you Mr. LaRose and Ms. Jean-Louis for the wonderful hospitality. We will be back. What a true surprise!
Thank you and God bless,
Richard F. Blackwell
Brownie Speaks
Clifford Brown! Clifford Brown! Clifford Brown!!!!!
That is all I can say after viewing the latest tribute to Clifford Brown,"Brownie Speaks" , a documentary about the greatest trumphet player of all time. This wonderful film was produced and directed by Don Glanden who is a very talented musican in his own right. Don is Division Head of Graduate Jazz Studies and Piano Department Chair at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has played with jazz greats such as Donald Byrd, Henri Mancini, Patty Austin and many more. His work on Mr.Brown is totally outstanding. Don covers Clifford's life from birth to his unforunate death in 1956. The research that Don put into this was tremendous and the legends that appear are countless and they all loved Clifford Brown. Everyone from Robert "Boysie" Lowery, Benny Golson, Harold Land, Donald Byrd, Arturo Sandoval, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, even down to Clifford's best buddy David Clark. There are so many other greats that we don't have the space to list them all. However, there is one more person we must include, Brad Glanden,who is Don's son. This young man is a brilliant film editor. He also assisted the director in scripting and shooting this masterpeice. Currently Brad is pursuing his Masters in Media Art at Emerson College. Now the name of the film is "Brownie Speaks" and I urge everyone to see it upon release. Also, Mr.Glanden will be giving Jazz On My Mind an indept interview on his career and the making of Brownie Speaks in the very near future. This is truly a trip down memory lane with someone that I have always respected as a musician, but now as the greatest trumpeter of all time, Clifford Brown! Clifford Brown! Clifford Brown!
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