Tales From The Jazz Side

Guest vocalist, songwriter Sheila Jordan is the best kept secret no longer. The secret is out. No longer to wonder, now is to know. I feel very honored to have Ms. Sheila Jordan on this episode of Tales.

Guest legendary pianist, vocalist and composor, Les McCann on Tales from the Jazz Side. His unique, creative vision altered the landscape of jazz.

Les McCann, legendary musician, artist-renaissance man. He is most known for being a pianists, vocalist and composer, but not a lot of people know that he is also a painter and a published photographer. There is a LOT of information out there about this innovator and pioneer of music evolution. And if you are one of the numbers that don’t know much about this prodigious musician, then you need to get busy and find out. Why? I don’t need to tell you….. you just need to listen, but just in case you’re still in a fog, here is a little...

Guest Grammy nominated guitarist/composer Jay Azzolina on Tales from the Jazz Side. He has been part of the New York Jazz scene for the past three decades.

Tales will be coming from guitarist, composer and teacher, Jay Azzolina. One of the things that I love about doing these podcasts is that I get to reconnect with musicians/friends that I admire and respect as artists.

Guest drummer, composer Buddy Williams on Tales from the Jazz Side. He is one of the most 10 recorded drummers of all time.

Tales coming to you with guest artist drummer/composer Buddy Williams, will be presented in two parts. Part one and part two. (As of 2020 , the show is presented in its entirety.) When I thought about how to begin this post, the first thing that came to mind was Bob Baldwin’s quote taken from Buddy Williams’ website. Mr.Baldwin’s statement was the most definitive and perfect in-a-nutshell quote about Buddy William’s career and artistry. “Buddy Williams has got to be one of the most 10 recorded drummers of all time. Period.The resume is just ridiculous. You have to just see it to believe. The page...