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"Summer Nights' in autumn

It's November, one of the darker months of the year, but perhaps by attending guitarist Jerry Topinka's record release party, you'll be brought right back to the beach at sunset with a soft summer breeze. The Manalapan-based Topinka will be at McCloone' ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tony Bennett,  Buddy Rich,  Gloria Gaynor,  David Benoit,  Count Basie

JAZZ, BLUES & YOU

If you're passionate about blues and jazz, there's no better place for you to go this Wednesday night than the Downtown, 10 W. Front St., Red Bank. There, at 8 p.m., the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation will host its monthly meeting. You can hear ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jimmy Scott,  Les Paul,  Stanley Jordan,  Mike Stern,  Jose Feliciano

Library hosts jazz series: hw1;BLUENOTES

If you're a golfer or a person of Celtic heritage, like me, the often gray November days and lack of sunlight this time of year can get you down. I have just the cure: music therapy, in the form of traditional jazz. And it's free. Jazz Month, a free ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Joe Lovano,  Cornel West,  Princeton University,  Randy Weston,  US State Department

Cape May Jazz attracts diverse music fans

Well, for one, there are those little yellow school buses you can catch to get to a venue at the very end of Beach Drive. Then there are the afternoon jam sessions, also known as "pub crawls." These sessions, heavily based in the blues and jazz ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Count Basie,  Ravi Coltrane,  Geri Allen

Shore blues acts compete in Lake Como

Come out and support your favorite blues or blues-rock group tomorrow night at Paul's Tavern, 1705 Main St., Lake Como, as the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation presents the final round of its annual blues talent competition. Acts that made it ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Kim Wilson,  Bruce Springsteen,  Steven Van Zandt,  Luther Allison (musician),  Count Basie

Gardening in Autumn

Autumn has arrived. Often unknowing gardeners turn their irrigation systems off with the first freeze. Although it seems logical, this practice is not good for plant health. Weather patterns in the fall vary from occasional freezes, particularly at ...

From JOANNE SKELLY FOR THE NEVADA APPEAL, NevadaAppeal.com,  10 Oct 2009

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

In previous editions of this column, we've showcased blues jam sessions going on at the Bradley Beach Bowling Lanes and at the Brass Rail in Matawan. But some Shore-area players may not know about an excellent Thursday-night jam in southern Middlesex ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Willie Mitchell,  Princeton University,  Cornel West,  Randy Weston,  US State Department

Shore acts have Memphis on their minds

hey call it "Rocktober" on New York commercial radio outlets, but ask anyone at the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, and they'll tell you, October is blues month. That's because dedicated volunteers, led by Long Branch-based Gene Iadanza, have ...

From RICHARD SKELLY, Asbury Park Press,  2 Oct 2009

Tall whitetop invades valleys

After reading last week's article on the noxious weed yellow starthistle, a reader named Phyllis asked me to write about another noxious weed: tall whitetop. She has observed it on properties along Highway 395 in Carson Valley and at the Washoe Lake ...

From JOANNE SKELLY, NevadaAppeal.com,  26 Sep 2009

Yellow starthistle is unwelcome

Be wary when you spot bright yellow flowers. Although they may appear beautiful from a distance and entice you closer for a better look, if they are flowers of the noxious weed yellow starthistle, you may stab yourself on their 1-inch spines. Yellow ...

From JOANNE SKELLY FOR THE NEVADA APPEAL, NevadaAppeal.com,  19 Sep 2009

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