Archives for the 'Jazz' Category
The Theme of My Civilization
Is music a reflection of the culture from which it is born? If so then the form of popular music should indicate something about the society. I don’t pretend to know enough about either music or anthropology to do this topic justice, however, I can toss it out there for my own gratification. Besides how [...]
The Oscar Peterson (half)Hour
I’ve always wanted to do a radio show on the CBC called “The Oscar Perterson Hour”, in which I would play nothing but Oscar Peterson cds, and wax lyrical about the life and times of this jazz giant. I was even going to affect a low raspy voice like Ross Porter, who does a program [...]