Charlie Parker, nicknamed “Bird” or “Yardbird”, was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies.… Read More »Billie’s Bounce
Matt Arthur is a Southern Minnesota blind man with a voice that calls to mind Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave. He writes and records songs that conjure up early-70s Stones and Crazy Horse-era… Read More »One of These Days
Dona Nobis Pacem, Grant Us Peace, cannon origins are not definitively known. It is sometimes attributed to Mozart but the source is usually listed as “Traditional” in most musical texts. It has long since been… Read More »Dona Nobis Pacem
Pachelbel’s Canon in D dates to the late-17th or early 18th century by the German It dates to the late-17th or early 18th century composer Johann Pachelbel. Like his other works, Pachelbel’s Canon went out of style,… Read More »Pachelbel Canon