admin on July 8th, 2010

In this corner!
The Middleweight Champion of the Tenor Saxophone!
Hank Mobley!

This is how British born Jazz journalist Leonard Feather, famously described the artistry of Hank Mobley. Many take this as Mobley being a mediocre musician, when in all actuality the complete opposite is true. What Feather meant by this famous quotation is where Mobley’s bop style [...]

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admin on October 29th, 2008

The other night the USF Faculty Jazz Group performed with our guest artist Steve Allee. This was a great concert that featured much of Mr. Allee’s arrangements and originals. The group was spectacular and sounded the best I’ve ever heard them. I’ve been going to these concerts going on 5 years now and they never [...]

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admin on October 11th, 2008

My group, The Back Five, and I will be performing a benefit concert for the Association for Jazz Education at the University of South Florida. Proceeds from this concert will go to Sweet Home New Orleans Renew Our Music Fund, and the Association for Jazz Education at the University of South Florida (College of Visual [...]

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