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Song of the Day (Shocktober): Andrew Hill “Dance With Death”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on October 22, 2018October 8, 2018

Andrew Hill‘s eerie, intelligent and dynamic composition, “Dance With Death” is one of the great jazz pianist’s very best.

Categories: Blog, jazz, music, Song of the Day, spooky Tags: Andrew Hill, Blue Note, hard bop, jazz, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day: Bobby Hutcherson “Catta”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

Bobby Hutcherson‘s read on “Catta”, from his debut LP as a leader, finds the talented vibesman fostering a genuine sense of musical dialogue.

Categories: Blog, jazz, music, Song of the Day Tags: Andrew Hill, Blue Note, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, hard bop, jazz, Joe Chambers, Latin, latin jazz, richard davis, Sam Rivers, song of the day

Song of the Day: Dexter Gordon “Soy Califa”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on February 13, 2017July 5, 2017

The great tenor man Dexter Gordon tears it up with a killer latin number as part of a classic recording date for Blue Note Records.

Categories: Blog, jazz, Latin, Song of the Day Tags: billy higgins, Blue Note, butch warren, Dexter Gordon, jazz, Latin, latin jazz, song of the day, sonny clark, Soy Califa

Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)

DJ Stylus  12:30 pm on June 11, 2015June 18, 2015
Ornette Coleman

The world lost a jazz titan today. Ornette Coleman passed on at the age of 85.

Categories: Blog, In Memoriam, jazz Tags: Atlantic, Blue Note, Charlie Mingus, free jazz, In Memoriam, jazz, Mile Davis, Ornette Coleman Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Donald Byrd “Places and Spaces”

DJ Meistro  10:00 am on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014

Donald Byrd’s Places and Spaces album just reminds me of spring (which has finally arrived here in DC).

Categories: Blog, disco, funk, jazz, jazz-funk, music, R&B, Song of the Day, soul Tags: Blue Note, Donald Byrd, jazz-funk, places and spaces, song of the day, soul Leave a comment

Donald Byrd (1932-2013)

Rusty B  12:00 pm on February 8, 2013June 18, 2015

We say farewell to legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.

Categories: Blog, In Memoriam, jazz, old-school Tags: Blackbyrds, Blue Note, Donald Byrd, In Memoriam Leave a comment

Tastes Like Funky Chicken

DJ D-Mac  11:45 am on October 13, 2011October 13, 2011

Forget “The Chicken Dance” and the dreaded Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken-Fried;” here are some great songs about chicken.

Categories: Blog, Charts Tags: Beastie Boys, Blue Note, Jimmy Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Louis Jordan, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stax, The Bees 2 Comments

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Washington DC-based DJ D-Mac & Associates provide best-in-class DJ entertainment and lighting design services at clubs, parties, weddings, private and corporate events, entertaining music snobs, hipsters, musicians, politicians, party animals, rockers, ravers, b-boys, jazz heads, and heads of state. We serve DC, Maryland, Virginia, and far beyond.

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