Quote # 21 by Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
“Deep Purple is a damn good band and we’ve made a niche in rock ‘n’ roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of.” – Jon Lord Jon Lord (1941 – 2012) was the co-founder of Deep Purple and a great musician. Here is a great concert […]
Quote # 20 by Billie Holiday
“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” – Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) was a fantastic American jazz singer and songwriter. Billie Holiday singing “Fine and mellow” in New York, December 8, 1957. The band includes […]
Quote # 19 by B.B. King
“I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.” – B.B. King Below are some examples of what B. B. King meant by his quote. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a wonderful guitarist and singer (1954 – 1990). But we […]
Quote # 18 by John Lennon
“Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.” – John Lennon My first own album was “Beatles For Sale” with the Beatles. John, Paul, George and Ringo gave me the joy for music. The song “Eight days a week” gave me chills throughout the body (when I was […]
Quote # 17 by Maurice White
“There are certain disciplines we apply to our life in respect of diet, living and the way we live. There are certain aspects which have to be kept clean, things that relate directly to the Creator. By adopting a totally positive approach to our life, we can reflect this in our music – we won’t […]
Quote # 16 by Thelonius Monk
“Jazz is freedom. You think about that.” – Thelonius Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer considered as one of the giants of American music. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including “Epistrophy”, “‘Round […]
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician, bassplayer, composer, orchestrator, author, producer, publisher, professor of Bass and Jazz theory. To give you a flavor of Yiorgos musicianship, listen to the following videos and sound clips: Y.F.G. performing “footprints” Live @ Cotton Club (Tokyo, Japan, 2011) The musicians are; Yiorgos Fakanas – Bass Guitar, Anthony […]
Quote # 15 by Steve Jobs
“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – Steve Jobs
George Duke
George Duke is a wonderful musician who I will come back to several times later on. I have listened to him since my teens and also seen him live many times. Miles Davis said about George Duke that he is almost to funky. Below you have some teasers to start with. Cannonball Adderley […]
Quote # 14 by Plato
“I would teach children music, physics and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of learning.” – Plato Here you can read more about Plato.