Tag Archives: Freedom

R.I.P. Roy Hargrove (1969 – 2018)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Brew

It’s so very sad to learn that Roy Hargrove is gone. He was a real jazz man, a fantastic improvisor who loved to play it rough and risky. He really gave more than 100%, as he said in this video. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Bebop, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Obituary | Tagged Civil Rights, cool, drugs, Freedom, Roy Hargrove | Comments Off

THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! ~ R.I.P. ARETHA FRANKLIN (1942-2018)

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Brew

Barack Obama said via Twitter: Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade—our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1942, 2018, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Obituary, Soul | Tagged Africa, Aretha Franklin, Civil Rights, Freedom, Humanity | Comments Off

RE: TERROR ATTACKS IN PARIS — WE WILL DEFEND LIBERTY, EQUALITY & FRATERNITY

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Brew

There is a war going on. We musicians can only blow louder, and harder. Music is our weapon. For us, there is no other way. Paris is everywhere. We are all Parisians today. Let’s fight those terrorist lowlives!

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To AFRICA: Best wishes from GERMANY via the USA

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Brew

The below playlist is dedicated to the brave African freedom fighters in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, and all other African countries where the message of freedom cannot remain suppressed any longer. I never thought it was possible, but I … Continue reading →