Saxophonist, band director and school principal James Phillips, an old musical colleague of mine, has passed away. I knew him at the University of Oregon around ’89-91, when he was the tenor player for the […]
Very sorry to have lost comic legend Rik Mayall yesterday. He was best known in the US for The Young Ones and small parts on Black Adder, but my favorite thing of his was The […]
By now everyone knows Vic Firth has passed away. I don’t know what to say about it, except that he wasn’t just a gear manufacturer, he was also a musician, and made major contributions to […]
Great man! Great music. The classic rock (if there is such term) is cooler than what we have today.
RIP David Bowie!