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Serendipity Is In the Pocket

Permalink 10/14/10 23:46, by ed.lapple, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Ed Lapple, Take It From Me , Tags: edward lapple, heebie jeebies, louis armstrong, okeh race records, ray charles
Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Mistakes can be the stuff that dreams are made of. A chance encounter in the night, an accidental phone call to the wrong person who turns out to be Mr. Right, call it serendipity. Serendipity is defined as "good luc… more »
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A Whole Movie of Jazz

Permalink 05/31/10 05:24, by Paul Bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: 1948, a song is born, benny goodman, danny kaye, howard hawks, jazz, louis armstrong
Wouldn't it be really cool if you could see... Buck and Bubbles, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Benny Carter, Charlie Barnet, Mel Powell, Harry Babasin, Louis Bellson... all jamming together? more »
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Zach Rask Wins Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

Permalink 05/27/10 21:13, by Dan Grigor, Categories: Music News, Percussion, Featured Artist, Awesome Nobodies , Tags: dan grigor, led zeppelin, louis armstrong, moby dick, rural oddities, zach rask
This is a name you should remember. We met Zach Rask in 2009 when his band "Rural Oddities" played our Fourth of July JAM at the CAM. That day he was 16 years old and maybe 100 pounds soaking wet. He and the boys rocked the crowd of 400 or so within earshot… more »
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