Some thoughts of mine re: Assaf Kehati’s new recording Naked yet to be released. To me the essence of any jazz performance is to have your audience pat their feet and smile. You May Also Like: Damfino – Disembodied Smile (2015) Naked Truth – Avian Thug (2016) Daniel Bennett GroupRead More

This is the story of two collaborations with Joey DeFrancesco that you almost never saw — or the difference between music … and the music “business.” You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the KeyRead More

Let’s set the scene: Actress Polly Bergen’s Malibu Beach house, 1965. The cast of participants includes Jack Lemmon and his wife Felicia Farr, Kirk Douglas, Jackie Gleason, Steve Allen and his wife Jayne Meadows You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) BirthRead More

This time out, I’d like to delineate how it is for me when I go somewhere to appear as a guest artist. Specifically, I’m thinking about the time I headlined the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon. You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a JazzRead More

This question goes way back, but is still relevant in 2012: Who’s the better musician — a jazz or classical player? I remember talking to someone, about someone, and the cat asking: Is he jazz or legit? You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz RealityRead More