Category Archives: SKF Blog

Jaijai Jackson: “That’s How It’s Done”

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKFNOTE: Jaijai Jackson and I met through her Linkedin “The Jazz Network” and “Not Just Jazz Network. Early on I learned Jaijai’s father is the great jazz bassist and band leader, Chubby Jackson. Chubby was part of Woody Herman’s classic … Continue reading →

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Added Percussion

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Friday morning my car was alive with sounds of music. Listening in my VW Golf Sportwagen, enroute to pick up my grandson, and listening to guitarist Kenny Burrell’s “God Bless the Child” album on the CTI label. This … Continue reading →

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Al Foster – No Wasted Notes

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: No wasted notes. Al Foster took the musical vocabulary of bebop, funk, and fusion, distilled each into its essentials and no more, and swung always with grace and power. Thank you, Mr. Foster. You will be missed.

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New and Remastered Blakey

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Already familiar with the original release of guitarist Kenny Burrell’s On View At The Five Spot Cafe, news of Blue Note releasing On View At The Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters is exciting news. Any chance I … Continue reading →

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Sherrie Maricle – How Do You Kick a Big Band?

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I remember hours of learning how to play big band figures. But a week ago, drummer/bandleader/teacher Sherrie Maricle posted this valuable video short for drummers on how to think about setting up big band figures. I don’t ever … Continue reading →

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