I love jazz. From Dixieland to Django to Miles and Monk, from Coltrane and Bill Evans to Herbie and Chick, I love it all. As a kid I found a stack of 78s my dad had purchased. I heard Count Basie, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, and even Big Bill Broonzy sing about movin’ to …
Author Archives: Thomas Kaufman
Why My Mom’s Amazing
I love my mom, who is 92. She visited us for thanksgiving and had a stroke on the right side of her brain. I’ve spent the last few days with her at the hospital, and I’m amazed at how resilient she is. She was in the “rapid response” team of Washington Hospital Center, and …
Eddie Harris and Les McCann – Swiss Movement
Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I was studying film production at the University of Southern California. At that time, I wanted to double major, with a minor in music. I wanted to play bass in Frank Zappa’s band, but felt I could never be that good. But I did love to play jazz …
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The Blog of TK
Why do I do my best writing on other people’s blogs? Here’s where I went this summer, and many thanks to the cool sites that hosted my rantings: Guest-Blogging Tour There’s blogging, and there’s a blog tour. This summer I toured bookstores all over the US, but I’ve also been guest blogging on the net. …