Some Killer Funky Blue Note Rare Grooves

November 5, 2015 | Posted in JAZZ | By

Prime slabs of funky soul jazz: It is Ironic that a music so maligned critically by the stuffy jazz establishment, would get such love from modern contemporary soul and hip-hop artists by the end of the 20th Century. Soul jazz,

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The Most Underrated Jazz Artists and Albums

November 4, 2015 | Posted in JAZZ | By

More modern jazz albums you need: I love instrumental modern jazz, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and any number of artists. If you have only a passing interest in jazz, or are just getting into the music,

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9 Classic Free Jazz Albums You Must Hear if You’re New to the Genre

November 4, 2015 | Posted in JAZZ | By

Undoubtedly an acquired taste Free jazz and avant-garde jazz are similar styles of music. Along with post bop, they have many things in common, you really can separate the styles into 3 distinct categories. Often times fans of either style

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Creating a Classical Still Life Oil Painting

November 4, 2015 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By

Still Life with Two Pears

On this page I will go step-by-step through the oil painting techniques I used to complete this painting: choosing and adjusting my reference photo, roughing out a charcoal sketch, completing a verdaccio underpainting and then adding color through glazing and opaque color application.

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The Good Neighbor by A.J. Banner is so bad, it’s almost funny.

November 2, 2015 | Posted in MYSTERY/THRILLER | By

"The Good Neighbor" by A.J. Banner.

I decided to give this title a try because it kept showing up in my Kindle Unlimited recommendations, especially for Autumn-themed reads which I was in the mood to explore. It had over 3,000 reviews on Amazon, most of them quite positive, and a write-up that said it could be “the next Gone Girl.”

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