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Two years in the making. I took the stage at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago with @bobbybroom (guitar), #DennisCarroll (bass), and Kobie Watkins (drums), playing music from “Mistaken Identity.” Joey Skoch was behind the camera capturing every second — link in bio!!!
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Ron Blake retweeted
RON BLAKE: Today I’m wishing a very happy birthday to my longtime friend and musical compatriot, Ron Blake. Here we are together with our mutual friend (and fantastic drummer) Kobie Watkins at the Billy Taylor Jazz Fest a couple years ago.
Happy birthday, Ron!
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Caught the @bradmehldau Quartet at #jazzcultural last night featuring Peter Bernstein, John Webber, and Gregory Hutchinson.
In the audience was the other drummer I worked with during my tenure with Roy, Karriem Riggins. So many great memories and lessons on the road
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Ron Blake retweeted
Happy birthday to Rahsaan Roland Kirk, born on this day in 1935!
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Happy Birthday, Charles. You are truly a Guiding Light. Wishing you all the very best always.
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Wishing everyone everywhere a happy 250th 4th of July. The experiment has been far from perfect, but I will continue to share my belief that the resilience of humanity, that LOVE and decency across ALL cultures, will prevail. With liberty and justice for ALL.
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Happy Birthday, @mcbridesworld! Here’s to many more years of friendship and music, 🧁🧁!
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Happy Birthday to a great mentor and friend, Sir @RonCarterBass! Words simply cannot express the love and appreciation I have for you. Look forward to hearing you at the @BlueNoteNYC this week! #CarryOn
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Very excited to embark on this new project alongside a cast of amazing friends and artists at Dizzy's Club (@jazzdotorg) this week! Hope to see some friends there!!
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Ron Blake retweeted
"Blues wasn't forced upon us like that religion, we brought this from home."
This clip from Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking, 16-time nominated Academy Award-winning film SINNERS truly captures the essence of the Blues.
Rooted in Mississippi juke joint tradition, it reflects the same raw emotion and lived experience that defined John Lee Hooker - turning Delta roots into a sound that still moves the world.
The Blues is in our history, our ancestors, it is a sound born from struggle, carried by hope, and made meaningful by lived experience.
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In the saddle, he was unstoppable. Every race day at Estate Nadir, his name lives on.
Clinton E. Phipps — "Phippso" to those who knew him — wasn't just a jockey. He became one of the most accomplished jockeys in Virgin Islands history, bringing pride and recognition to our territory through countless victories and a legendary career defined by skill and heart. 🏇🇻🇮
#VIHistoryMonth #VILegend
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Ron Blake retweeted
Happy Birthday Max Roach! Here's the drummer on George Russell's "Ezz-Thetic," with Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Ray Bryant, and George Morrow, recorded for the EmArcy LP Max Roach + 4 in 1956: piped.video/t-eyORnB5b4?si=rS-D…
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Ron Blake retweeted
Born on January 10, 1924 in Dismal Swamp, North Carolina and raised in Brooklyn, Max Roach - a pioneer and one of the great creators of modern sound & conscious commentary through sound. One of my teachers & a great friend. His legacy lives on through recordings
photo: Avedon
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I’m looking forward to returning to my Alma Mater on Thursday, March 12th, to perform new arrangements of some of my original compositions with the Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Derrick Gardner! Link in Bio for tix and more info!
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2025 was the year of the SCRATCH Band… Looking forward to another year of magic!!
Graphic Design: @SpencerCPorter
Photos (Slides 2 & 3): #martamarcy
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to all. May the Spirit of the season elevate each of us to be better, do better, and uplift our communities, families, friends. Many thanks to the continued support from the team, listeners, family, and friends. #CarryOn
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This Thanksgiving holiday, I am grateful for all the blessings, the friendships, my family (musical and extended as well), and life! Love & Gratitude every single moment of every day.
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📸: @spencercporter
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Rest in Peace, @jimmycliff. I wore out his LP from the movie soundtrack, The Harder They Come, as a young boy growing up on St. Thomas. Rest well, and thank you for shining your Light brightly on Caribbean music and culture.
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