Archive for April, 2006
First Manhattan Bike Ride of the Season
I went out for my first NYC bike ride of the season. I can’t store my bike in the hall or the basement; so it has to be parked inside my apartment – my 365 square foot piece of New York City heaven. My wife Kristin bought a wall mount bike rack that is now [...]
An Afternoon at the Fort Tryon Dog Run
Today was my first opportunity to get out of the house and welcome spring which has finally arrived in New York. Kristin and I took our two dogs, Thelma and Louise – two Jack Russell/Chihauhau mixes, up to Fort Tryon park which is about a 20 minute up-hill walk. The girls (that’s Thelma and Louise) [...]
Jackie McLean Interview on NPR
I came across this interview from 2001 with Jackie McLean. In addition to musical clips, He gives a synopsis of his life from following Charlie Parker around New York “like a puppy dog”, through playing with Miles, Mingus and Art Blakey to founding the jazz music program at the University of Hartford.
Remembering Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean died March 31, 2006. He was 74. I met Jackie in 1982 when I was 16 years old. I was seriously into being a jazz saxophonist by that time and it was a friend of mine from high school who brought me to a concert of Jackie’s students at the Hartt School. I [...]