jazz

The passing of Dr. George Hermanson (Panentheism on the old Wondercafe) had me thinking again about one of the images he used for God. George was very much into process theology and wrote and talked extensively about it. He was also a jazz fan and used the improvisational nature of jazz as a way...

Pianist (in both classical and jazz), composer, conductor Andre Previn has left the world at 89. Born in Germany as Prewin, his Jewish family fled first to Paris and then finally Los Angeles to escape the Nazis. Once in LA, he started his piano career in Hollywood. He moved easily among styles...

On the surface, Postmodern Jukebox is a weird concept. Take a song from one era and rearrange it in the style of another. However, PMJ founder/arranger/pianist has produced some wonderful music and helped promote some wonderful singers using just that concept. I've posted some of the singers who...